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Green tea is not only green and hot drinks, but it is more than that. Each cup of green tea contains anti-aging substances, which can prevent heart problems, enhance brain function, and reduce the risk of getting certain types of cancer. But the important thing here is to consume green tea properly so that you can reap all the benefits of this healthy green drink.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Drink Green Tea

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   Hold the tea cup with your right hand while using your left hand to lift it from below. The cup of tea, also known as "yunomi" in Japanese, needs to be lifted with both hands. In Japan, using both hands is considered a courtesy.

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   Drink tea calmly, do not make a thud or any noise. Avoid blowing the tea to cool it down. Instead, place the cup of tea on the table to let the tea cool itself.

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   Enjoy tea according to your taste and taste. In the end, the tea should be delicious and appealing, depending on whether you want the tea to be a bit bitter, taste milder, taste sweeter or taste lighter. It is very important to have a cup of tea that suits your taste. advertisement

Part 2 of 3: Enjoying Green Tea with Meals

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   Combining green tea with a bland snack will not suffice for the tea flavor. Snacks should include butter biscuits, muffins, or small rice cakes.

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   Choose a snack that tastes sweet if your tea is too salty. Green tea is suitable for sweet dishes, as it is often more bitter than food, and will neutralize the sweetness of food.

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   Try tea with mochi. Mochi is a type of glutinous rice cake in Japan that is usually round and has many different colors.
   • Mochi has two characteristic flavors, sweet and savory. The pastry is commonly referred to as Daifuku, a spherical glutinous rice cake filled with sweet ingredients such as red beans or white bean flour.
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Part 3 of 3: Brewing and Serving Green Tea

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   Make green tea properly. Bring the water to a boil until it is just about to boil, then turn off the heat and wait about 30 to 60 seconds before using it, so the water can cool a little.
   • The key to making a good cup of green tea is the temperature and quality of the water you use to make the tea.

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   Rinse the teapot, especially the ceramic pot, with hot water. This step is called heating up the teapot, and making sure the tea won't cool down as the teapot can retain heat when brewed.

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   Place the tea leaves in a heated teapot. If possible, use soft tea leaves for better quality tea, instead of tea bags.
   • The standard way to prepare is to add a teaspoon of 3 grams of tea to a glass of water about 30 ml. In case you are making tea for yourself, just one teaspoon of tea is enough. You should only adjust this amount of tea based on the number of people you are serving.

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   Pour boiled water over the tea leaves and cover the tea in a kettle. How long it takes depends on the type of green tea you are using. In general, you should soak the tea for about 1 to 3 minutes.
   • When the tea is steeped enough, remove the tea leaves.
   • Green tea, when soaked for too long, will have a bitter taste and will no longer be harmonious. So steeping the tea leaves for too long is not a good idea.
   • If the tea tastes bland, add some tea leaves or soak the tea leaves a little longer.

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   Use a ceramic tea cup set. Traditional Japanese green tea is poured into small white ceramic tea cups. So you can easily see the color of the tea inside. The use of a ceramic cup is necessary as the kettle and the cup of tea will affect the taste of the tea.
   • The traditional way of tea in Japan is to place teapots, coolers, cups, tea cups, and towels on top of a tray.
   • The size of these tea cups is also important, as the smaller the cup of tea, the higher quality of the tea served.

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   Pour the tea into the cup about three times. Tea you poured the first time had a lighter taste than the tea you poured last time. So, to ensure the same tea taste in each cup, pour about a third of the tea into each cup on the first pour. Then the ring refills again and refills two-thirds of each cup, and finally fills each cup equally. This step is called "circular filling method".
   • Never pour an overflowing cup of tea to someone else, as this is considered impolite. Ideally the cup of tea should be about 70% filled.

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   Avoid adding sugar, milk or any other additives to your tea. Green tea tastes very strong and if boiled properly, it tastes delicious by itself.
   • If you always drink tea that tastes sweet and bold, then the taste of “pure” green tea may be a bit difficult to drink at first, but try a few cups of tea already made before you comment on it.

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   Reuse your tea leaves. You can boil the tea leaves three times in turn. To do this, simply pour hot water over the tea leaves in a kettle and soak them for the same amount of time. advertisement