Organic Sencha Loose Green Tea (formerly Bancha) - 2.25 oz - Bulk
EDEN Organic Sencha Green Tea is made from the prized, first, tender spring leaves. The freshly picked leaves are immediately and gently steamed, rubbed into thin curls while warm, slowly dried in gas fired rotating ovens, allowed to cool, and then immediately packaged to seal in its fresh flavor and aroma. Soothing sencha, more than any other tea, has the fresh flavor of just picked tea leaves. Rubbing the leaves preserves beneficial antioxidants as well as the deep emerald green color of the leaves that release their unique flavor and delightful aroma when steeped. These time consuming techniques have been known for centuries to be essential in providing the experience sought by tea lovers the world over. EDEN Organic Sencha Green Tea is a beautiful light green when steeped, and contains 41 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee. All true teas stem from the plant Camellia sinensis, an attractive perennial shrub about five feet tall with gentle rounded leaves and tender twigs. Tea becomes green, black, or other varieties depending upon the time of harvest, and the way it is cured and handled. Tea begins to oxidize as soon as it is picked. Chinese and English teas allow oxidation to proceed as they dry, but with Japanese traditional green tea, oxidation is skillfully halted by the steaming and rubbing process. Revered for over 4,000 years as a medicinal herb in China, the tea bush was introduced to Japan in 1191 and quickly became the national beverage respectfully called 'o-cha', meaning honorable tea. EDEN Sencha is organically grown on remote, centuries old tea plantations of Uji, Japan by the Nagata family. In early spring, Uji farmers cover their plants with dark netting or traditional woven bamboo screens to protect the first tender young leaves from the harsh rays of the afternoon sun. Most farmers process these first spring leaves into 'gyokuro' (jewel tea), Japan's rarest, most expensive tea, and the one used to make ceremonial, matcha powder
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Updated on 7-26-2008.
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