Metropolitan Tea Company - Japanese Bancha Yoko Green Tea
Light grassy green notes with some astringency and body. Excellent example of Japanese style bancha.
Luxury Ingredients: Green tea
Small Batch Blended and Packed in: Canada
Tea(s) From: Japan
Region(s): Kagoshima Prefecture
Antioxidant Level: High
Caffeine Content: Low
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Tips for Brewing the Perfect Cup
- 1 heaping teaspoon loose tea or 1 tea bag
- 1 cup 7-9oz. (200-250ml.) heated water
- 160-185°F (70-85ºC) water temp.
- 1-3 minute steeping time
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About this Tea:
Most Japanese teas are made from well handled leaves and much of their elegance and style is due to the processing: steaming immediately after plucking and then air drying. Bancha or Sencha are the everyday green tea drinks of Japan. Ban 2 GO is one of the highest grades of Bancha. The leaves to produce Bancha are generally plucked after the new season and tend to be somewhat more coarse. This however gives the tea its unique character and visual appearance. Since the leaves used to make Bancha are more coarse and contain some stalks and stems the resulting tea generally contains less caffeine or tannin then the finer grades of Japanese tea. Also the cup tends to be somewhat milder.
Tea has always had a place in Japanese life. It has been used to show respect to honored guests, as a medicinal drink to aid digestion after meals and in the 'tea ceremony' whose rules were laid down by Rikuyu.
