The known fact that green tea is much more useful black. Types and grades of this drink there is great variety. But the most useful of them the tea, most popular in Japan — a sench is considered. Give and we will get acquainted closer with this exotic drink.
What tea is
The Sencha is the type of green tea differing in a special way of processing. Make it, generally in Japan. This country produces about 80% of a sench of its general world quantity.
For the majority of grades the tea leaves after collecting are fried thoroughly, for a sencha the leaflets are boiled. Then they are twisted in tubules owing to what they visually remind needles. And in Japan the tea leaves twisted thus are called pads of a spider.
Whether you know? According to the legend, tea drink appeared absolutely accidentally. In 2737 the Chinese emperor had a rest under a tea-plant. At this time the servant pumped to him hot water, and in a cup several leaves fell. So there was a world famous drink.
At the description of tea of a sench it is also necessary to mention that its characteristics are affected also by climatic conditions in which bushes are grown up. The best grades of a sencha receive from plantations in the region of Uji.
Because of a special way of processing this grade has delicate aroma and the refreshing sweetish and bitter taste and also bright color.
It is interesting to learn about properties of milk, coffee, chicory, birch and fruit juice.
What is a part and than is useful
The grade of a sench is vitamin-rich A, B, C, D, E, iodine and amino acids.
Its regular use serves as prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Such drink is low-calorie therefore it can be drunk at diets; besides, it accelerates metabolism processes.
The Sencha has property to delete excess of cholesterol and to stabilize sugar level, thereby helping to prevent diabetes. Drink brings toxins out of an organism, slows down aging processes, makes antioxidant impact. He is capable to improve a condition of tooth enamel and to prevent mouth diseases.
The Sench is recommended to drink at stressful situations, he influences nervous system soothingly. Also he brings an organism into a tone and restores forces.
Whether you know? Every second on our planet the people drink about two million cups of tea.
As it is correct to choose upon purchase
When choosing this type of tea you will face such terms as the first escapes and the second escapes. The taste and a color at these two grades will differ a little. Japanese consider that the most distinguished grade turns out from the first escapes therefore on them it is possible to meet marking of first flush. Drink from later leaves will be marked as second flush.
Upon purchase first of all it is worth paying attention to color of tea leaves. They have to be bright green or pistachio color, without dark, brown shades.
If tea is bought by weight, it is possible to carry out the humidity test, this indicator plays an important role too. If the leaflet is easily pounded in dust between fingers — means, this product is too overdried. And if on tea leaves in capacity to press a finger, they have to get into condition at once. If the hollow is formed or they stick together, then tea leaves have the increased humidity.
Also pay attention to availability of dust and small garbage: their quantity should not exceed 5%.
How to store in house conditions
That every time to enjoy taste and aroma of this green tea, it needs to be stored correctly.
Important! After packing opening it is better to use tea within 2-4 months.
Green tea strongly absorbs foreign smells. Besides, in open capacity it is oxidized, color becomes instead of green brownish, but worst of all the fact that the sencha loses the medicinal properties.
The tin container is the most suitable for storage — besides moisture and air, it protects tea leaves and from light. If under storage you took away glass capacity, then it is necessary to contain it in the place protected from sunshine.
How to make and drink
For disclosure of a full bouquet of taste and aroma it is necessary to know how it is correct to make tea of a sench. It is possible to make one portion repeatedly two-three times, but it is the most tasty it turns out at the first tea leaves. For preparation of drink it is better to use china. One teaspoon is filled in by 200 ml of water. After water addition drink it is necessary to stir slowly, in process the skin has to appear. If it was not formed, so water was not recommended temperature or too hard. For a sench the water quality plays very large role.
Important! For a zavarivaniye it is impossible to use boiled water. Water temperature has to be 80-85ºС, then you receive sweet creamy smack. If to take water on 10-15ºС is more cool, then the aroma will become the center of composition.
If to serve drink in transparent or white ware, it is possible to take not only flavoring pleasure, but also esthetic as it has beautiful pale green color. This grade is well combined with a lemon.
Contraindications and harm
As well as on any product in some cases, on a sench there can be an individual intolerance, then it is better to refuse his use. There are also cases at which green tea of a sench can bring not only benefit, but also harm. It cannot be drunk at hypotonia as it lowers pressure. Also it is impossible to use it on a hungry stomach.
Green tea is not compatible to alcoholic beverages at all.
You should not drink it for the night — the notorious the invigorating effect does not promote sound sleep.
So, you learned about tea of a sench little-known in our corner of the world. We recommend to find surely it on shelves of shops and to taste drink, new to ourselves. Besides pleasure, you also strengthen it the health. And still — be a little acquainted with the culture of mysterious and far Japan.