Green Tea 101...

good morning!

after a week of glorious weather

it's gone all foggy, damp and cool on us...

just perfect for a hot cup of green tea.

 

 

 

green tea making 101.

 

equipment:

 

teapot

cups

green tea...not tea bags, the dried curled up leaf kind

boiling water

 

method:

 

in a clean teapot

add about a good teaspoon of green tea leaves for each person.

 



cover the tea with water just gone off the boil.

just let the tea start to unfurl for about 30 seconds

then pour off the water.

 

this seems to get rid of any bitterness

and also any particles of unwanted matter.

 

fill up the teapot again with water that has just been boiled.

 

wait 1 minute.

 

pour into teacups.

 



 

to make a second cup of tea

fill the teapot again with hot boiled water....

 

wait 2 minutes

 

pour into teacups.

 

 

to make a third cup of tea

{from the same tea leaves!}

fill the teapot again with hot boiled water

 

wait 3 minutes

 

pour into teacups.

 

after this you can't get another cup of tea out of these tea leaves.

 

but

 

if you dry them

you can tie them up in little bags and put them around your house

as they will have a pleasant aroma...

 

this is a chinese custom.

did you know that all black tea goes through a fermentation process?
i didn't before going to a tea museum.
it's goodbye to tea cosies when making green tea,
the process is so quick...

 

happy tea-making!

 

naturally Carol xox