My favourite reason to drink sencha tea is that it has a nice taste and is relaxing to drink, it is not too bitter and tastes just right and I love how healthy it is too!
@Claire Bear Long answer. I am a long term Green tea drinker. I would say that with most things that are healthy, you won't see or necessarily feel an immediate gain. It's like eating a plate of vegetables every night. It's a long-term gain, some of the gains on cellular level, like the EGCG in catechins. So, drinking quality green tea may help prevent cancer, good for your teeth, gut health, and skin. Also, green tea gives you a focused calm, and relaxing. Lastly, it can help with potentially losing weight and preventing diabetes.
yes you will get more nutrients from the tea but it will end up being very bitter. Matcha goes through a very careful production process to make sure that it tastes good as a powder
to be honest the only way to truly tell is by tasting it but there are a few cues you can look for. If you want to try the best sencha teas we've found after meeting with dozens of farmers in Japan you can try them here: nioteas.com/collections/sencha-tea
This is a very complicated question, and everybody is different, so what's "High Quality" to one person, may not be to another. I think it can be as controversial as Religion and Politics, where everyone has their own opinion. Plus, the same Sencha Japanese Style Tea from one place one year, may not yield the same results the next year, depending on all kinds of factors, contributing to that Tea Plant's previous year's growing was like, from temperature variations, different rainfall amounts, amount of sunshine the plant got, whether it's an "Organic" farm, or if commercial fertilizer/insecticides/herbicides were used, and what kind, when the actual date was selected to do the "Picking", who did the picking, how and what were their picking criteria was based on. It's true that in most of Japan, Tea Processing is very highly Computerized and Automated, with almost no Humans involved at all, from Harvesting all the way to final Sealing of the Package, loading into the Shipping Box, and moving into a Highly Computerized, Monitored and Run, Climate Controlled Warehouse, until the Customer is identified, and a Shipping Label made, put on the Box, and the Box loaded onto a Truck, for transportation to the Final Customer's Destination. So, the Statistical Variation in Japanese Tea Production is almost Zero, and it's very High Quality, with almost Zero Variation, since Computer Controlled Machines do everything. Also, Japanese Style "Steamed" Tea Processing is not only Produced in Japan. The "Steamed" Process was actually first developed and done in China, and then brought over to Japan, and then, China later on, changed their Processing to "Pan Frying", using huge Woks heated by Wood Fueled Fires, managed by people. This is the Major Difference between Chinese Style and Japanese Style Tea Processing, and yields very different Teas. I am not saying one is better than the other. Just be aware they are different, so a "Green Tea" that's been Processed "Chinese Style", is not the same as a Green Tea Processed "Japanese Style".
At Jeju Island, off the Southern Tip of Korea, they grow Teas, and make Japanese Style Processed Green Teas, including Sencha. They also grow Jeju Island Tangerines there, that are supposed to be amazingly flavorful, so you can get a Japanese Style Green Tea Blend, with the Jeju Island Tangerine added in to it. There are also many very small farms in various places in Mainland China, that also make Japanese Style Sencha Green Teas. And in the upper altitudes of the Himalayan Mountains of Northern India, where it's really Cold, they actually grow the Camellia Sinensis var. Sinensis Tea Plant, because the Assam Variant cannot grow there (it's too wet and cold), and Japanese Style Tea Processing are practiced, including production of Japanese Style Sencha Green Teas. I'm also aware that the "Hmong" People, of Vietnam, have returned to Northern Vietnam, and are starting up their Former Tea Business in the High Mountains of Northern Vietnam, bordering on the Southern part of Mainland China's Yunnan Province, which shares a common border with Northern Vietnam, and where the same High Mountains that were just Loaded with Very Old Tea Trees (yes, TREE's, hundreds, if not thousands of years old, with Trunks 10' to 12' in Diameter, and over 100' Tall), so remote, noone would go up there, and those Tea Trees are For Real, the True Organic Tea Trees, with Noone adding any Chemical Fertilizers, Herbicides, nor Insecticides, and the "Hmong" people have to climb up the tree, way up to the top (like over 60' tall) to do the Tea Leaf Picking by Manual Labor, and it's very difficult and dangerous to do, so the Daily Yield is very low, compared to picking at 4' high, that the Pruned Tea Plants just about everywhere else, are kept from growing any taller, to make it easy to Harvest, and maximize Yields, by either just standing on the Ground, or by having a Mechanized Tea Harvesting Machine do the Harvesting (like in Japan), that presumes the Tea Leaves' Height above ground, are within a very tight range, not too low, and not too high, for the Computerized Harvesting Machine to do it's job. Because it's so difficult to get to these places, nobody else is working these Old Tea Trees, like the "Hmong" People are. In their Marketing and Advertisement, they say their Teas taste Very Much Better than any FARM Raised Teas, and after trying their Old Tree Teas, I have to agree. Those Old Tea Trees have Very Deep TAP Roots that go Really Deep into the ground, at least as deep as the Tree is Tall, so these Old Tea Trees can get ALL the Minerals and Very Clean Water from way down in the ground that no other Tea Plant can possibly do, because they just don't have the Huge, Tap Root Structure of the Old Tea Trees. And, btw, Commercial Chemical Fertilizers do NOT have all the Minerals a Tea Tree Plant needs (they only have three Chemicals, Potassium, Potash, and Nitrogen, and nothing else), that are deep in the ground naturally, that the Old Tea Trees can get at, making the Tea Leaves harvested from these Old Tea Trees really do taste very much better than any FARM Raised Teas.
That's also why the Vegetables and Fruits at the Supermarket you buy, Look Good, and have a Long Shelf Life, but are Tasteless, because they are grown with Commercial Chemical Fertilizers, and just about all the US Commercial Farms' Lands are all Depleated of Minerals and Organic Matter that used to be there, prior to about 1932, when Rockefeller got the US Government to pass a Regulation requiring ALL Commercial Farms to use Only Fertilizer made from Crude Oil (of which he was head of Standard Oil, the Largest US Supplier of Crude Oil) ,when Commercial Farms used to use Organic Fertilizers, like Chicken Manure, Cow Manure, and Guano (which is the World's Best Organic Fertilizer, btw, from Sea Gull Poop... , that the Germans used to collect from Very Remote Small Islands out in the Pacific Ocean, that were covered with Seagull Guano, over 100' deep) prior to WW-1, because the Germans were Forced to Hand Over ALL their Guano Production Islands to Japan, who was on the side of the Allied Forces in WW-1, unlike in WW-2. That is how Japan got all those Pacific Islands, after WW-1, and up to the End of WW-2, when they were taken away from Japan by the Allied Forces of WW-2. Anyway, I'm kind of getting Off-Subject here, talking about Commercial Chemical vs Organic Natural Fertilizer, and why and how it is that Old Tea Trees, thousands of years old, can still get all the Minerals and Organic Matter, plus Clear Clean Water, they need, to make Tea Leaves that are far Superior to any Farm Raised Teas, and, imho, it would be Sencha Green Teas made from these Old Tea Trees, hundreds, if not thousands of years old, absolutely Perfectly Processed, that would be in the "High Quality" Sencha Green Tea category. I'm not going to say which company this is, since this is not a Commercial, but you can imagine, why and how it does cost Much More for these Old Tea Tree, Sencha Green Teas. But, if you can only try it one time in your life, my opinion is for you to DO IT!!! BTW, if you go to their URL Site, they have a photo of the "Hmong" Men and Women, bare feet, who have climbed up to the top of the Old Tea Trees, to do the Picking. They still wear their Traditional Clothing, especially the women, so are easy to identify. They are NOT Vietnamese People. They were there in Vietnam, long before the later arriving people arrived in Vietnam, and were driven into either the Central Highlands of Central Vietnam, or way up there, into the Very Northern High Mountains of Northern Vietnam. There are other Tea Farms in Vietnam, run by actual Vietnamese People, but the one I am aware of is way down in the Southern Part of Vietnam, not too far outside of Ho-Chi-Minh City (formerly, "Saigon"), and do not have any access to High Mountains, nor Old Tea Trees, like what the "Hmong" people do.
My favourite reason to drink sencha tea is that it has a nice taste and is relaxing to drink, it is not too bitter and tastes just right and I love how healthy it is too!
what health benefits have you noticed?
@@clairebearie87 so rude that he/she didn't answer
@Claire Bear Long answer. I am a long term Green tea drinker. I would say that with most things that are healthy, you won't see or necessarily feel an immediate gain. It's like eating a plate of vegetables every night. It's a long-term gain, some of the gains on cellular level, like the EGCG in catechins. So, drinking quality green tea may help prevent cancer, good for your teeth, gut health, and skin. Also, green tea gives you a focused calm, and relaxing. Lastly, it can help with potentially losing weight and preventing diabetes.
I love Sencha green tea
I do too!
I love my green tea and Matcha
Is it beneficial /healthy to mix sancha into powder and drink it like Macha?
yes you will get more nutrients from the tea but it will end up being very bitter. Matcha goes through a very careful production process to make sure that it tastes good as a powder
Sencha has more health benifits then Gyokuro?
Gyokuro has more
Thank you.
you're welcome!
I know its late but is Moringa Tea healthier than Sencha Green Tea?
I don't think its a comparison of which is healthier its more about what you enjoy the taste of because that builds consistent habits!
I drank fig leaf tea once. Never again. Please don't drink that stuff if your blood pressure is normal or low. 😵
okay I won't! Thanks for the tip
how can you tell weather a sencha is high quality (loose leaf obviously)
to be honest the only way to truly tell is by tasting it but there are a few cues you can look for. If you want to try the best sencha teas we've found after meeting with dozens of farmers in Japan you can try them here: nioteas.com/collections/sencha-tea
This is a very complicated question, and everybody is different, so what's "High Quality" to one person, may not be to another. I think it can be as controversial as Religion and Politics, where everyone has their own opinion. Plus, the same Sencha Japanese Style Tea from one place one year, may not yield the same results the next year, depending on all kinds of factors, contributing to that Tea Plant's previous year's growing was like, from temperature variations, different rainfall amounts, amount of sunshine the plant got, whether it's an "Organic" farm, or if commercial fertilizer/insecticides/herbicides were used, and what kind, when the actual date was selected to do the "Picking", who did the picking, how and what were their picking criteria was based on. It's true that in most of Japan, Tea Processing is very highly Computerized and Automated, with almost no Humans involved at all, from Harvesting all the way to final Sealing of the Package, loading into the Shipping Box, and moving into a Highly Computerized, Monitored and Run, Climate Controlled Warehouse, until the Customer is identified, and a Shipping Label made, put on the Box, and the Box loaded onto a Truck, for transportation to the Final Customer's Destination. So, the Statistical Variation in Japanese Tea Production is almost Zero, and it's very High Quality, with almost Zero Variation, since Computer Controlled Machines do everything. Also, Japanese Style "Steamed" Tea Processing is not only Produced in Japan. The "Steamed" Process was actually first developed and done in China, and then brought over to Japan, and then, China later on, changed their Processing to "Pan Frying", using huge Woks heated by Wood Fueled Fires, managed by people. This is the Major Difference between Chinese Style and Japanese Style Tea Processing, and yields very different Teas. I am not saying one is better than the other. Just be aware they are different, so a "Green Tea" that's been Processed "Chinese Style", is not the same as a Green Tea Processed "Japanese Style".
At Jeju Island, off the Southern Tip of Korea, they grow Teas, and make Japanese Style Processed Green Teas, including Sencha. They also grow Jeju Island Tangerines there, that are supposed to be amazingly flavorful, so you can get a Japanese Style Green Tea Blend, with the Jeju Island Tangerine added in to it. There are also many very small farms in various places in Mainland China, that also make Japanese Style Sencha Green Teas. And in the upper altitudes of the Himalayan Mountains of Northern India, where it's really Cold, they actually grow the Camellia Sinensis var. Sinensis Tea Plant, because the Assam Variant cannot grow there (it's too wet and cold), and Japanese Style Tea Processing are practiced, including production of Japanese Style Sencha Green Teas. I'm also aware that the "Hmong" People, of Vietnam, have returned to Northern Vietnam, and are starting up their Former Tea Business in the High Mountains of Northern Vietnam, bordering on the Southern part of Mainland China's Yunnan Province, which shares a common border with Northern Vietnam, and where the same High Mountains that were just Loaded with Very Old Tea Trees (yes, TREE's, hundreds, if not thousands of years old, with Trunks 10' to 12' in Diameter, and over 100' Tall), so remote, noone would go up there, and those Tea Trees are For Real, the True Organic Tea Trees, with Noone adding any Chemical Fertilizers, Herbicides, nor Insecticides, and the "Hmong" people have to climb up the tree, way up to the top (like over 60' tall) to do the Tea Leaf Picking by Manual Labor, and it's very difficult and dangerous to do, so the Daily Yield is very low, compared to picking at 4' high, that the Pruned Tea Plants just about everywhere else, are kept from growing any taller, to make it easy to Harvest, and maximize Yields, by either just standing on the Ground, or by having a Mechanized Tea Harvesting Machine do the Harvesting (like in Japan), that presumes the Tea Leaves' Height above ground, are within a very tight range, not too low, and not too high, for the Computerized Harvesting Machine to do it's job. Because it's so difficult to get to these places, nobody else is working these Old Tea Trees, like the "Hmong" People are. In their Marketing and Advertisement, they say their Teas taste Very Much Better than any FARM Raised Teas, and after trying their Old Tree Teas, I have to agree. Those Old Tea Trees have Very Deep TAP Roots that go Really Deep into the ground, at least as deep as the Tree is Tall, so these Old Tea Trees can get ALL the Minerals and Very Clean Water from way down in the ground that no other Tea Plant can possibly do, because they just don't have the Huge, Tap Root Structure of the Old Tea Trees. And, btw, Commercial Chemical Fertilizers do NOT have all the Minerals a Tea Tree Plant needs (they only have three Chemicals, Potassium, Potash, and Nitrogen, and nothing else), that are deep in the ground naturally, that the Old Tea Trees can get at, making the Tea Leaves harvested from these Old Tea Trees really do taste very much better than any FARM Raised Teas.
That's also why the Vegetables and Fruits at the Supermarket you buy, Look Good, and have a Long Shelf Life, but are Tasteless, because they are grown with Commercial Chemical Fertilizers, and just about all the US Commercial Farms' Lands are all Depleated of Minerals and Organic Matter that used to be there, prior to about 1932, when Rockefeller got the US Government to pass a Regulation requiring ALL Commercial Farms to use Only Fertilizer made from Crude Oil (of which he was head of Standard Oil, the Largest US Supplier of Crude Oil) ,when Commercial Farms used to use Organic Fertilizers, like Chicken Manure, Cow Manure, and Guano (which is the World's Best Organic Fertilizer, btw, from Sea Gull Poop... , that the Germans used to collect from Very Remote Small Islands out in the Pacific Ocean, that were covered with Seagull Guano, over 100' deep) prior to WW-1, because the Germans were Forced to Hand Over ALL their Guano Production Islands to Japan, who was on the side of the Allied Forces in WW-1, unlike in WW-2. That is how Japan got all those Pacific Islands, after WW-1, and up to the End of WW-2, when they were taken away from Japan by the Allied Forces of WW-2. Anyway, I'm kind of getting Off-Subject here, talking about Commercial Chemical vs Organic Natural Fertilizer, and why and how it is that Old Tea Trees, thousands of years old, can still get all the Minerals and Organic Matter, plus Clear Clean Water, they need, to make Tea Leaves that are far Superior to any Farm Raised Teas, and, imho, it would be Sencha Green Teas made from these Old Tea Trees, hundreds, if not thousands of years old, absolutely Perfectly Processed, that would be in the "High Quality" Sencha Green Tea category. I'm not going to say which company this is, since this is not a Commercial, but you can imagine, why and how it does cost Much More for these Old Tea Tree, Sencha Green Teas. But, if you can only try it one time in your life, my opinion is for you to DO IT!!! BTW, if you go to their URL Site, they have a photo of the "Hmong" Men and Women, bare feet, who have climbed up to the top of the Old Tea Trees, to do the Picking. They still wear their Traditional Clothing, especially the women, so are easy to identify. They are NOT Vietnamese People. They were there in Vietnam, long before the later arriving people arrived in Vietnam, and were driven into either the Central Highlands of Central Vietnam, or way up there, into the Very Northern High Mountains of Northern Vietnam. There are other Tea Farms in Vietnam, run by actual Vietnamese People, but the one I am aware of is way down in the Southern Part of Vietnam, not too far outside of Ho-Chi-Minh City (formerly, "Saigon"), and do not have any access to High Mountains, nor Old Tea Trees, like what the "Hmong" people do.
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thank you!
What happened to your French press?
Black tea is king.
Im glad you like it!
Because of the color? It looks like coffee in the cup. :)
@dessiecoder2116 Yeah I like it cause it looks like maple syrup.