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Green tea is tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea is a thirst-quenching treasure in a cup, with its abundant anti-oxidants, also known as polyphenols. Polyphenols are believed to strengthen the immune system, lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, and even fight fatigue. Taste the wonders of green tea. This green tea assortment kit offers you ten individually packed varieties of famouse Chinese green tea.
Our Green Tea Assortment is the perfect tea sampler is for people wanting to increase their antioxidant intake and experience the whole leaf difference with our premium quality fresh loose teas. Known for its naturally high antioxidant content, Chinese green tea is popularly consumed worldwide for such a healthful property. Dragon TeaHouse's premium Chinese estate green tea is bountifully filled filled with fabulous 10 flavors, they are 10 famouse Chinese green teas: Meng Ding Gan Lu, Liu An Gua Pian, Long Jing, Zhu Ye Qing, Xin Yang Mao Jian, Kai Hua Long Ding, Bi Luo Chun, An Ji Bai Pian, Pearl Jasmine and Huang Shan Mao Feng, 10 grams each. 10 assorted flavored green tea bags are individually wrapped in foil for freshness. You'll love having your choice of premium whole leaf Chinese green tea in this fine tea collection!
While commonly called brewing, the process of making a cup of tea is actually steeping. Generally, 2 grams of tea per 100ml of water, or about one teaspoon of green tea per 5 ounce cup (150ml), should be used. With very high quality teas, more than this amount of leaf is used, and the leaf is steeped multiple times for short durations. Green tea steeping time and temperature varies with individual teas. The hottest steeping temperatures are 180°F to 190°F (81°C to 87°C) water and the longest steeping times 2 to 3 minutes. The coolest brewing temperatures are 140°F to 160°F (61°C to 69°C) and the shortest times about 30 seconds. In general, lower quality green teas are steeped hotter and longer, while higher quality teas are steeped cooler and shorter. Steeping green tea too hot or too long will result in a bitter, astringent brew, regardless of the initial quality. It is thought that excessively hot water results in tannin chemical release, which is especially problematic in green teas as they have higher contents of these. High quality green teas can be and usually are steeped multiple times; 2 or 3 steepings is typical. The steeping technique also plays a very important role to avoid the tea developing an overcooked taste. Preferably, the container in which the tea is steeped or teapot should also be warmed beforehand so that the tea does not immediately cool down. It is common practice for tea leaf to be left in the cup or pot and for hot water to be added as the tea is drunk until the flavor degrades.