A popular Chinese style tea, often served with meals.

Farmers harvest sencha green tea from the top leaves and buds of plants grown in full sunlight.

It is regarded as a premium quality tea, with a golden colour and crisp, grassy flavour.

Sencha is a green tea, and as such it undergoes minimal processing and no fermentation.

How To Use:

Make green tea by putting 1 tsp per cup into a teapot or infuser. Pour water over the top that is just off the boil (80°C). Steep for 1 – 3 mins. There’s no need to add anything, it’s perfect on its own.

‘Just off the boil’ means to boil water and then wait 30 seconds before using.

Green tea is always best when the hot water temperatures is about 80°C. This will ensure that the flavours are sweet and complex and not overpowered by the bitterness of the tannins which release at high temperatures.

Storage:

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight. See Best Before date.

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