In Tibet tea used in food as a standard for all the peoples of liquid or dry form. Drink tea in Tibet is called “Casuyma” and is a solid brick tea (about 75gr dry tea per l liter of water), which added butter (not melted) butter stations (100-250 gr. 1 l) and salt to taste. […]
Health benefits of Green Tea
Proponents of green tea note that its medicinal benefits have been described for over 1000 years. The Kissa Yojoki, or Book of Tea, written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses […]
Over three quarters of all tea produced in Japanese tea gardens is Sencha (煎茶), a tea selected for its fresh qualities complementing a leaf of high uniformity and rich color.
Sencha literally means roasted tea. An old name pertaining to the main processing stage once dominant in the making of this most popular of all Japanese […]
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