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How to prepare ‘matcha’ | How to prepare ‘gyokuro’ | How to prepare ’sencha’| How to prepare ‘houjicha’
Water
Spring water with less chlorine, calcium and magnesium is preferred. Tap water usually carries chlorine, and it is recommended to boil for five minutes in a steel kettle without a top.
Serving tea
When serving tea into multiple cups, take little sips in each cup at various intervals. In this way, you can determine the strength of tea, and make it same for all caps.
Do not leave hot water in a tea pot so that you can enjoy flesh taste at second time as well.
Temperature
You could enjoy different taste by changing water temperature. Hotter water turns taste bitterer. Try and find out your favorite taste.
How to make delicious tea| How to prepare ‘gyokuro’ | How to prepare ’sencha’| How to prepare ‘houjicha’
【Demonstratorr】 「Randall Channell (Soei)」 Sadou Urasenke Associate Professor
※There are two types of Matcha, usu-cha and koi-cha. Usu-cha is easier for most people to enjoy the taste, and is used this time to demonstrate.
※There are three different ways, Omotesenke, Mushakoujisenke and Urasenke. This demonstration is based on Urasenke style, and arranged to do with no professional tools.
Formal Urasenke Tea Making Method
| Green Tea Powder (for One cup) | Hot Water (for One cup) | Preferred Temperature |
| 1 Tea Spoon (1.5g) | 65-75cc | 70-85C |
01． Powdered green tea is put in.
02． Cool down the boiled water to 70-85C, and pour into a tea cup
03． Mix green tea powder and hot water with a tea whisk quickly until you get bubble on the top
04． When it is mixed well, slow down to make bubble even
It can eat delicious powdered green tea.
In the home, it can enjoy oneself over powdered green tea by preparing "Container of the size that corresponds to the powdered green tea teacup or the cafe au lait cup", "Powdered green tea", "Tea whisk", and "Tea spoon".
A formal way to make the powdered green tea of Chado Urasenke.
How to make delicious tea| How to prepare ‘matcha’ | How to prepare ’sencha’| How to prepare ‘houjicha’
| Tea Leaves (for Two cups) | Hot Water (for Two cups) | Temperature |
| 7～10g | 80～100㏄ | 50～60℃ |
01． Pour boiled water into another cup to cool down. Temperature would be 5-10C lower each time pouring into a cup.
(Fall from about 5 to 10℃ every time the hot water is moved from the container to the container. )
02． Put Gyokuro tea leaves into a tea pot
03． Pour hot water into each tea cup.
04． Pour hot water from tea cups into a tea pot. Preferred temperature is 50-60C.
05． Wait 2-3 minutes, and then serve tea in tea cups
I have you have a delicious gemlike drop.
How to make delicious tea| How to prepare ‘matcha’ | How to prepare ‘gyokuro’ | How to prepare ‘houjicha’
| Tea Leaves (for Two cups) | Hot Water (for Two cups) | Temperature |
| 5～6g | 180～200㏄ | 80～85℃ |
01． Pour boiled water into each tea cup
02． Put Sencha leaves into a tea pot
03． Pour hot water from tea cups into a tea pot. Preferred temperature is 80-85C.
04． Wait about one minute, and then serve into tea cups
I have you have delicious green tea of medium quality.
How to make delicious tea| How to prepare ‘matcha’ | How to prepare ‘gyokuro’ | How to prepare ’sencha’|
| Tea Leaves (for Two cups) | Hot Water (for Two cups) | Temperature |
| 7～8g | 300㏄ | 100℃ |
01． Put Bancha leaves into a tea pot
02． Pour boiled water into a tea pot
03． Wait about 30 seconds, and then serve into tea cups
It can eat delicious coarse tea (bancha).
