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Taste These Amazing Japanese Teas- Kamairicha, Gyokuro and Hojicha

 

Did you know that tea is the most common beverage used in Japan and that it forms an integral part of that country's food culture?

 

 There are various types of tea that are available but green tea is the most popular in Japan. When you walk into a Japanese tea shop and say that you would like to buy some tea, they will just assume that you want green tea. Green tea is central to a ceremony in Japan known as the tea Ceremony.

 

The following is a list of 3 varieties of Japanese tea but this is not by any means exhaustive.

 

Gyokuro Tea

 

This is a green tea. During the final month immediately prior to harvesting, Gyokuro tea from kettl.co is normally covered using some form of shade. This practice helps to preserve a constituent of tea called L-Theanine, an amino acid that is found in all types of tea but more prevalent in this variety.

 

It is this component that makes Gyokuro tea sweet and amazing. This tea will relax you and produce a calming effect in you. You really want to try this great Japanese tea which is available in the nearest Japanese tea shop. For more facts about teas, visit this website at https://www.britannica.com/topic/tea-ceremony.

 

Kamairicha

 

This is another green Japanese tea. This is a rare tea and only 2 % of all the tea produced in Japan is Kamairicha. This tea is mostly produced using manual means. It is roasted on a tea roasting pan and due to the use of this traditional technique; the original aroma characteristic of Kettl houjicha tea is preserved, making this tea special and remarkable. Your neighborhood Japanese tea store probably stocks it, even though its supply is quite low.

 

Hojicha

 

This is also a green tea. This is a real Japanese specialty that is produced from roasted twigs of a tea that grows in UJI, Japan. It has the smell of roasted coffee except that it is sweeter. One reason you want to start consuming Hojicha tea is that it contains lower quantities of caffeine than coffee. May be you should switch to Hojicha tea and see how it goes.

 

There are other types of tasty Japanese tea varieties but the above three are some of the best flavors you can ever sample. There is a Japanese tea company, Kettl, which ships all this wonderful tea from Japan to the United States, making the benefits available to you and me.

 

Would you like to taste Kettl Hojicha or Kettl Kamairicha Japanese teas and experience all that tea goodness that Japanese offers the world's tea lovers?

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