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High quality green tea is picked in early spring. These are the 'first flush' teas, the tea is picked before the Qing Ming (Clear Bright) festival in April. These teas are particularly valued because the tea bushes, by their slow growth during the cold winter months, have the time to take all esential substances from the earth. However, summer tea grows in high temperatures with frequent rainfall - these conditions make the leaves grow rapidly, leading to large amounts of tea, but without sufficient time for the tree to develop a good taste and character into the leaves.
Once picked, leaves are dried on bamboo trays. This step is crucial because it does weaken the cell walls, allowing moisture from the leaves to disappear easily during heating and drying. Without drying in advance, heating the leaves leads to a bitter taste.

3-5g in 250ml water, temperature 75 °C, steeping time 3 to 4 minutes.

Gebruik in het algemeen 3-5 gram thee op 250ml water, temperatuur maximaal 75°C en een trektijd van 2 tot 4 minuten. gebruik je minder water, verkort dan de trektijd!