If you live in asia or any european country where people take tea as everyday routine then i’m sure you’re curious about japanese tea. Unlike tea in europe or southern part of asia, the tea in japan is more of herbal. You’ll find that this tea is much healthy in comparison to other commercial tea packs which are available worldwide. It’s not that british tea leaves are not used, kocha (british tea leaves) are often used in restaurants in metro cities. In fact many metro city restaurants often prefer kocha over any other tea leaves. So if you’re looking for british black tea then you should ask for kocha in any restaurant in japan.
Green tea is also available in large number in comparison to kocha. All the types of tea mentioned here are served in japanese tea cup which is different than english tea cup. You’ll find that there is no handle on japanese tea cups. One more important point is that japanese tea is made without sugar cubes or sugar grains. This is good news to those who prefer to avoid sugar in tea.
Chinese tea leaves are also in use at some restaurants. Some of the popular chinese tea leaves are – oolong and jasmine.
Tea Ceremony and Leafs
There are some leafs which are preferred in tea ceremony. Leafs like Houjicha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Bancha and Matcha are the popular leads which are in use during tea ceremony. Houjicha is made from the roasted tea leafs. Matcha is leaf with bitter taste which is mixed with other herbals during tea ceremony. Bancha is tasty tea leaf which is more preferred by restaurants.
This was a small culture post for you. Now some of the words for you to study.
- Kocha – British Black Tea
- Cha – Tea (it is pronounced similar to hindi word -chai)