Oct 15, 2006 01:56
For information sake ..
Green Tea comes in the various different forms . (My interpretation ..)
玉露 (gyokuro) - First Grade
被せ茶 (kabusecha) - One grade below 玉露 & one grade above 煎茶
抹茶 (maccha) - High grade Powdered Tea
煎茶 (sensha) - The usual roasted Green Tea we drink all the time.
番茶 (bancha) - B grade Tea
焙じ茶 (houjicha) - Blend of 番茶 and 煎茶
玄米茶 (genmaicha) - Blend of 番茶, 煎茶 and 玄米 (brown rice)
茎茶 (kukicha) - Stalk Tea
green tea