Superior Japanese Green
Tea
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| 1st
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Let's go to Maikonocha | |
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| 2nd
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Tea Picking | |
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| 3rd
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Tea Processing | |
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| 4th
Story | Tea
Varieties
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| 5th
Story | Serving
Tea | |
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| 6th
Story | Tea
and Health | |
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SEIKA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR MANGA STUDIES
Chie Yamada, Yui Miura, Markley
Patricia | |  Necessary
things for preparing Tea!
There are five essential things for preparing tea...
Can you list them all? |
1.Cha-ki (Tea Utensils)
| To brew gyokuro
and sencha, kyu-su (Japanese tea pot) and teacups are necessary. Matcha requires
a special matcha-wan (bowl) and chasen (bamboo whick) and cha-shaku (bamboo spoon).
For preparing tea properly, cha-ki, or special tea utensils, are necessary.Green
tea (Japanese tea) can be further classified into different types. |
2. Tea leaves
Naturally,
tea leaves play an important part - take care in choosing appropriate leaves as
it will decide the quality of tea flavor.
At Maiko Tea,
you can sample different kinds of tea. We provide you, with confidence, various
types of tea according to specified prices and grades. Let us serve you with the
best Japanese green tea of superior quality! |
3. Water
| Water
is a vital element for preparing tea. Boil soft water for best results. |
4. The Details
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bring out the best tea flavor possible, the proper amount of water at the right
temperature must be used. |
5.
The Mind
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the most important is the state of heart when preparing tea.There is great significance
in the communication of the minds of host and guests enjoying tea time together. |
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| The
Art of Brewing Tea | | Adjust
the temperature and amount of water, and brew time according to the type of tea
and number of people you are preparing tea for. |
| Standard
table for Serving Tea (First Infusion) |
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| high
quality
Gyokuro | average
quality
Gyokuro | high
quality
Sencha | average
quality
Sencha | Houjicha | number
of
people | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | amount
of tea | 10g
2
table
spoons | 10g
2
table
spoons | 6g
2
table
spoons | 10g
2
table
spoons | 15g
3
table
spoons | temperature
of
water | 50℃ | 60℃ | 70℃ | 90℃ | boiling
water | amount
of water | 60ml | 60ml | 170ml | 430ml | 650ml | steeping
time
| 150
seconds | 120
seconds | 120
seconds | 60
seconds | 30
seconds | | This
table only represents the general measurements. It is adjustable to fit each person's
taste; master the art of tea preparation! |
| After
the first infusion, use higher temperature water and shorten the brewing time
as the tea leaves have already begun to open. |
| Relation
between water temperature and resulting tea taste |
Higher temperature = increased
aroma
Higher temperature = increased astringency
Any temperature ="sweetness"
*Note: when using lower temperature water, more brew time is required. Tea always
posseses a certain basic sweetness. However, when brewed with higher temperature
water the extracked astringency might override this natural sweet taste. |
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