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Japanese Green Tea



Japanese people love green tea. In fact, in Japan the word for green tea is simply "tea" (お茶; ocha) or even "Japanese tea" (日本茶; nihoncha). The best Japanese green teas are from Shizuoka (静岡県) and Fukuoka Prefectures (福岡県). Japan produces hundreds of varieties of green tea and the quality and price vary widely.
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Some of the best known are:

Bancha (番茶)
Bancha is a low grade tea made from the twigs of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis).

Genmaicha (玄米茶)
Is a mix of Bancha, roasted brown rice and matcha (for color).

玉露 Gyokuro
Gyokuro is a high grade green tea grown in a shaded area which enhances the flavour and caffeine content.

焙じ茶 Hōjicha
Roasted green tea (using charcoal).

窯煎茶 Kamairicha tea
Kamairicha is pan fried green tea.

茎茶 Kukicha
A green tea made from stalks.

抹茶 Matcha
Powdered green tea. This is the tea that is used in tea ceremony. Matcha is also used in lots of products such as sweets and coffees. Recently, Matcha has become very popular outside Japan.

煎茶 Sencha
Sencha is the most common type of green tea in Japan. It is made from the first and second flush of tea plants that have been grown in direct sunlight.


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