Green tea is well known for its antioxidants and health benefits, but how can you tell how much antioxidants and polyphenols you are consuming from your cup of green tea? First, let’s define what all these terms are. Polyphenols, antioxidants, EGCg, flavonoids and catechins,. Antioxidants are molecules commonly found in many natural and synthetic sources. […]
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Growing conditions, harvest, processing, storage, brewing and culture all play a role in the quality of tea. Browse the following articles for more details on how to make a perfect cup of tea.
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Growing up, my grandmother frequently asked me to gather spring water in the coldest month each year. Replying to my complains, she told me that gathered in this way the water would taste good and stay fresh for a long time. The desolated mountain road was often covered in snow with very few people in […]
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The flavor and aroma of green tea are most significantly affected by roasting. The roast is the last step of the production process, once the leaf is already dry. The tea leaves below are our Roasted Green Tea, which optimized for roast flavor. The flavor and aroma are created by the roast, which is dictated […]
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If you have bitter tea, add sugar and milk. That is one simple solution. If you have no control over tea cultivation and processing, climate, leaf material and processing, there are still ways to make your tea less bitter. If you don’t know where to start…. Try this first. Put 3g of tea leaves into […]
There are many types of green tea out there in Japan and if you are trying to choose one without knowing what you are looking for, you might get lost. Most of Japanese green teas are steam processed. This makes richer flavor than Chinese or pan fired green tea. However, steaming process tends to bring […]
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Many people store green tea at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet, but is it keeping your tea fresh? If you are to get the maximum health benefit, you ought to know a few things to keep your tea fresh. First, we need to know what fresh tea is and how tea is affected in […]
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There are many ways to prepare tea from traditional leaf style tea to tea bags to more ceremonial cha no yu, or tea ceremony. Even for leaf tea there are various instruments you can use to achieve the best result. Tea pot, mug strainer, some automated tea server, etc. When I choose a tea pot, […]
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So many tea enthusiasts claim that certain type of water is better than others. I have heard some people mention that certain type of filtered water makes it better tasting. I remember seeing a water filter company at the world tea expo and they were very convincing. Of course,.that’s their product, they have to sell… […]
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Which flavor of tea you like is often subjective, but I would like to briefly walk you through “objective” understanding of tea quality. This is general idea and not necessarily all true in specific applications. Harvest This is mostly visible in loose leaf tea before and after brewing. Take a look at your tea leaf. […]
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Much like roasting vegetables, roasting tea by hand gives it an extra sweet and toasty flavor. Buy hand tea roaster from Mauna Kea Tea. Made of heat resistant ceramic, this roaster withstands high temperature and direct contact with the heat source. The high walled shape of the roaster prevents spilling as you agitate the tea […]
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