What’s your favorite Japanese tea?Japan is infamous for its vending machines and convenience stores
What’s your favorite Japanese tea?Japan is infamous for its vending machines and convenience stores and the varietes of tea they offer. The above pictures are from Uji (near Kyoto) which is famous for its green tea and had a whole vending machine dedicated to local tea. Sencha (煎茶): classic green tea, not only very popular in Japan but also worldwideBancha (番茶): a type of green tea that is plucked later in the season. it has many varieties.Genmaicha (玄米茶): green tea with roasted brown rice. often also contains matcha. one of my favorites and very popular in Japan, but I don’t think popular anywhere else.Matcha (抹茶): powdered green tea. Very popular in Japan and overseas, used in the tea ceremony. Also popular as Matcha Latte and used in various types of sweets and cookies.Hōjicha (ほうじ茶): charcoal-roasted green tea, which makes the leaves brown. has less caffeine than regular green tea. is also very popular as Hojicha Latte that can even be found at Starbucks in Japan.Jasmin Tea (ジャスミン茶): green or white tea scented with the aroma of jasmine blossoms. Popular mostly as a cold beverage in Japan.Oolong Tea (ウーロン茶): a Chinese tea that is oxidized in the production. You can find this a lot at izayakas in Japan as a non-alcoholic, cold refreshment.Mugicha (麦茶): barley tea, in Japan popular as a cold beverage in the hot summer because it contains many minerals.Which type of tea is your favorite? I’ve recently become obsessed with hojicha, especially as hojicha latte with soy milk. Let me know what your favorite tea is or which ones you’d like to try! -- source link
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