Sencha

Sencha Green Tea

by Stephanie Harkins
Of the many different types of green teas available, Sencha Green Tea is one of the most popular, due to its good taste and affordability. Sencha, known also as Futsu mushi Sencha, is a higher grade of green tea than Bancha. It is harvested from the same tree as Bancha grade, but [...]

Bancha Green Tea

By Stephanie Harkins
Not many people are familiar with the different types of tea available, let alone the different grades of tea, however, I would like to introduce you to a very special Japanese tea called ‘Bancha’, or what the Japanese would call common, everyday ‘tea’.

Strangely, Bancha is a low grade of green tea. While [...]

Japanese Green Tea

While tea from China comes in many colors including white, green, brown (oolong) and black, all tea from Japan is green. There are three main types of green tea from Japan.
Sencha is the most common tea served as an every day drink in Japan. While there are high-quality Sencha tea leaves that are plucked [...]

How To Make Sencha

Japan produces an almost innumerable number of green teas, but I would simply like to briefly discuss just three of the most popular varieties of Japanese Green Tea, and how to best brew them. Sencha is more or less the standard Japanese green tea.

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Sencha Green Tea

Bancha Green Tea

Japanese Green Tea

How To Make Sencha

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