Sencha Green Tea

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Sencha GreenTea

Sencha is a Japanesegreen tea, specifically one made without grinding the tea leaves.The word "sencha" literally means "decocted tea, referring to themethod that the tea beverage is made from the dried tea leaves.This is as opposed, for example, to matcha, powdered Japanese greentea, in which case the green tea powder is mixed with hot water andtherefore the leaf itself is included in the beverage.

Among the types ofJapanese green tea prepared by decoction, "sencha" is distinguishedfrom such specific types as gyokuro and bancha. It is the mostpopular tea in Japan, and represents about 80 percent of the teaproduced in Japan.