Tea Varieties

Tea varieties vary depending on climate and culture and processing techniques. I will begin with Green tea. Green tea is tea which has undergone minimal oxidation,(white tea is unoxidized.

The traditional tea for tea ceremony in Japan is Matcha. Matcha is a shade grown tea which was originally shipped over from China. "Shade Growing" is an ancient technique of production where the tea is covered weeks before harvest to allow minimal sunlight to reach the tea. This results in the plant making smaller darker leaves that have a higher concentration of amino acids and are sweeter. One cup of matcha is the equilvaent of 12 cups of ordinary green tea in terms of caffeine and anti-oxidants. One cup of matcha has the antioxidants of seventy cups of orange juice :O

Wow. It also lowers cholesterol, lowers blood pressure and is just generally great!