![]() Tencha is how the tea leaves are called before they are ground into matcha. It is used for Japanese tea confectionery and needs a specific preparation method to make the tea stand out. Umami literally means delicious and can best be described as a pleasant hearty full taste. Umami is the fifth scientific taste next to sweet, sour, salty and bitter. This green tea has a sweet and strong umami taste. Matcha is a special tea from Kyoto, a city in Japan. Matcha played the leading role in tea ceremonies that were very important in Japan. Matcha has long been the secret medicine at the court of the emperor and the elite. In 1911 Zen Mater Eisai brought the phenomenon of green powdered tea from China to Japan. In addition, it can help prevent bad breath and fight germs in the mouth. Interestingly, sencha tea also contains fluoride which helps strengthen your teeth and prevent cavities. First check with your doctor if you want to drink it for this purpose. In addition, it should also be great for lowering blood pressure and preventing heart disease. Studies show that sencha green tea is good for lowering LDL, also called the bad part of cholesterol. These cells can also help shorten the duration of a cold or flu. ![]() It can prevent infections and viruses form getting the better of you by making more white blood cells. Thanks to its high levels of vitamin C and other antioxidants, sencha tea can provide a lot of support for your immune system. Sencha tea strengthens the immune system. Do you want to know more about caffeine in tea, check out our other blog about theine. This provides more energy during the day while burning fat. The caffeine in this green tea can also stimulate the metabolism. There are a lot of antioxidants in this tea to help burn those extra calories. These nutrients help with the combat of those radicals. Sencha green tea has a lot of antioxidants and other nutrients. Those radicals damage our DNA, this can cause cancer and accelerate the aging process. Free radicals are molecules which damage our bodies. Due to the high amount of nutrients contained in the leaves, sencha tea can really contribute to better health: Green tea exists since the 17 th century, this was de century where sencha was first drunk. For example, you can enjoy a delicious, iced tea in the summer. The Japanese drink this tea warm as well as cold. The best temperature to drink this tea is 80 Celsius. This tea is famous because of its fresh and soft taste. Sencha is a tea type that has gained a lot of recognition in terms of taste and origin. The taste of the tea is dependent on the temperature of the water. This refers to the method on how this tea is being made. The word Sencha means ‘gewelde’ tea, which can be best described as dried tea. Sencha is one of the most popular tea of Japan and includes 80 percent of the total tea production. The tea leaves are not rolled but crushed and steamed. This process is slightly different with “normal” green tea. Directly after the flattening, the tea leaves are being heated, so that no oxidation takes place, and the leaves remain green. Japanese green tea is made by flattening the fresh tea leaves after picking. This tea has a refined aroma and a powerful taste. Tea soon became a drink of the royal class when emperor Saga got his first cup of tea offered by a monk. ![]() Tea was brought to Japan by Japanese diplomats and monks who had been travelling through china, been studying of been working. Japan is, after China, one of the oldest tea countries in the world with a tea history which goes back over 1000 of years. From here the Japanese tea ceremony was originated. Etiquette and tradition became more and more important at these parties. Tea parties were being thrown where, for example, the guests had to guess which tea was being served. Around 1300 tea really got popular, also among the ‘common’ people. Approximately 400 years later they started to grow and make their own tea. ![]() Back then it was a luxe product, only the rich people drank tea. Tea is originally from china and was introduced in the 700s in Japan. ![]()
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