Green tea and how it is drunk in Japan
Green tea is also important in Japan In Japan, nearly only green tea is produced and consumed. Other tea varieties are far less known and popular. But there are many different types of green tea. In order to obtain a green tea, the oxidation process is interrupted. In Japan, this is done with the help of steam, i.e. with moist heat. This type of processing produces fresh green tea leaves and a yellow to light green infusion. Japanese green teas have a fresh, somewhat “grassy” taste. Japanese green tea is always drunk without milk, but a little lemon juice or sugar can be added to taste. A Japanese speciality…
Green tea and how it is drunk in China
Green tea has an important meaning in China It is omnipresent and drunk in large quantities. Green tea is an indispensable part of daily life in China. Almost everyone drinks it and it is sometimes taken to work in a thermos flask. China is also the country of origin of tea. And by tea, I mean the infusion from the plant Camellia sinensis In China, the tea plant has been cultivated for about 5000 years and there are still centuries-old plants. At first, the tea leaves were picked by hand from wild tea plants and only later they were cultivated. Before it became a pleasure drink, tea was used…
Camellia sinensis – the tea plant
Do you like tea? I mean the tea made from the Camellia sinensis plant, which is black or green tea (today we will not talk about the yellow, blue-green and red tea) As a proverb from the Song Dynasty says: “This drink is the dew, which falls lightly from the sky.” History of tea It’s not exactly known when the tea business started. In China, the tea plant has been cultivated for about 5000 years and there are still centuries-old plants. Initially, the tea was harvested by hand from the wild plants and later it was cultivated. Before becoming a drink, tea was used as a medicinal plant. Camellia sinensis…
