Tea thread

Sorry. Matcha and sencha are produced from the same type of plant but different growing practices.

>>16387366
I see. Could you refer me to a page I can read more about this?

>>16387372
Internet. You can search for "Difference between sencha and matcha."

>>16387390
Searched that earlier, had more luck with "how is matcha grown". At least, this source is more detailed than just saying "they are grown in different envrionments". Pretty interesting.
http://www.marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp/english/about/process01.html

You can actually buy powdered sencha, if that's your thing: http://www.yuuki-cha.com/organic-green-tea/powdered-sencha

But matcha is exclusively made from ground-up tencha: http://www.hibiki-an.com/contents.php/cnID/53

Adding to >>16388247, you could also try gyokuro. It's a tea made from leaves that got shaded for a while before being picked, but the final shape is more like sencha - chopped and not ground to a fine powder.

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Yay, a tea thread
Try genmaicha, it's good in the winter!

How long does jaypee steep their sencha?
I usually use water that's just over 80C and steep it for 2 minutes, then I take the strainer with the leaves out and keep it in a separate cup. I know it's still good to steep once again for a new pot, but I never have anyone around to make extra tea for.

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>>16395451
I steep for a minute for the first infusion, near instant steep for the second infusion, and the third I go for about 90 seconds, all in a kyusu.

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>>16395491
You are Canadian too?
Where do you get your tea? There's a nice place downtown toronto I get it from, a small family run Japanese grocer.

>>16395491
>>16395527
Also thank you for the tips!
I've got a larger tea pot, I think I'll look into getting a kyusu next since it seems better for personal use. Are they similar to the small Chinese clay pots that I've seen? I've forgotten the name.

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I got called a homo for drinking my tea with sugar. Please don't bully.

>>16399236
If it's british tea, I'll give you a pass

>>16399412
It's all tea actually. I just like them better with sugar; at least two teaspoons.

>>16399417
I can't forgive you if you drink green tea with sugar...

>>16399424
But it's really taste with sugar, and also milk.

>>16399236
all tea is gay, pussy.

>>16399236
ey wanna blow a fag, fag?

Are all these matcha quality grades just a bunch of bullshit? Or do they generally taste the same as looking as its not the one you cook with?

>>16387335
I drink only highly-infused black tea with a lot of sugar (70g/L)
How does tea general thinks of me?

>>16406315
And menthol always makes it better when I have some

>>16406315
>general
Cancer. Anyway, enjoy your diabetus and getting fat if you drink more than a cup per day.

How long does tea last once opened?
I have a few containers of high quality sencha that I've had sealed for a year after opening.
Is it no good?

I got mugicha today. It takes a bit like coffee but a lot less bitter. I really like it a lot. Do you guys drink it without or with sugar?

>>16406315

you drink soda, not tea

sorry you had to find out like this

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>>16387335
Guuin chii.

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I'm staying in Thailand right now, can anyone recommend me some good brands of Thai tea that I could look out for?

The stuff that came with my airbnb tastes really gross.

how do I make good green tea? how many pinches of sencha and steeped for how long?