Savoring the Experience:
This prized tea is best brewed when the temperature of the water remains slightly below a simmer. Experiment and find your own temperature sweet spot. Enjoy Gyokuro with traditional Japanese cuisines such as sashimi or sweet treats called wagashi.
Ingredients:
Shade-grown Japanese green tea
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1.5 tsp Per Cup
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160°
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1 Minutes
Fun Facts:
Twenty days before the harvest of the tea leaves the plants are covered, shading them from direct sunlight. This process generates a deeper green in the leaves because it increases the leaves' level of chlorophyll. The flavor is also intensified due to the increase in L-theanine as well as other compounds. This all results in a healthy, unique, and flavorful cup.
