Why Does Green Tea Smell Like Seaweed? Taste, Freshness and What to Check
You open a packet expecting grass or flowers, then the first cup reminds you of seaweed. It can be an odd introduction to Japanese green tea...
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Why Is My Green Tea Cloudy? Fukamushi Sencha and Leaf Sediment
A clear, pale cup and an opaque green one can both come from loose leaf tea. Before blaming your brewing, turn the packet over. If it says f...
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Naturally Sweet Green Tea: What to Try Before Adding Sugar
“Sweet” on a tea description can be a little misleading. It may mean a soft, rounded flavor, not the sweetness of a spoonful of sugar. That...
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Ceremonial vs Culinary Matcha: Which Powder Do You Need?
Matcha tins can make shopping feel like an exam. Ceremonial, premium, culinary: the words suggest a neat ladder, but they do not tell you e...
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Is Jasmine Tea Herbal Tea? What the Ingredients Tell You
A jasmine blossom on a tea box can make the answer seem obvious. Surely a flower tea must be herbal? Turn the box over: often the first ing...
Read the story ↗Green Tea vs Herbal Tea: Ingredients, Caffeine and How to Choose
Two packets can both show green leaves and still make quite different drinks. One holds tea leaves; the other might contain mint, flowers o...
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What Is Kukicha Twig Tea? Taste, Caffeine and How to Brew It
Stems in a tea packet can look surprising if you are used to tidy rolled leaves. With kukicha, they belong there. This Japanese twig tea is...
Read the story ↗Water-Processed Decaf Green Tea: What to Look for on the Label
A packet can say “natural” in large letters and leave the useful detail in very small print. When choosing decaf green tea, I would turn th...
Read the story ↗Gyokuro vs Sencha: Taste, Brewing and Which to Try First
A small packet of gyokuro can invite a rather expensive mistake: treating it exactly like the sencha already in the cupboard. Both are green...
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What Is Genmaicha? Green Tea with Roasted Rice Explained
The little toasted grains in a bag of genmaicha are supposed to be there. This is green tea blended with roasted rice, and the rice is much ...
Read the story ↗What Is Hojicha? Roasted Green Tea for Beginners
If the grassy side of green tea leaves you cold, hojicha is worth a look. The clue is in the roasting: this Japanese tea has a toasted chara...
Read the story ↗Matcha vs Sencha: Which Green Tea Should You Choose?
A whisk and a teapot ask different things of you in the morning. That is where I would start with matcha versus sencha: how do you want to m...
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Compare health benefits of Green tea and Black tea!
here are mainly 4 types of teas... 1.Green 2. Black 3. White 4. Oolong (all come from same botanical source camellia sinensis ) Gre...
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