Green Tea

Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing maintaining the leaves' green colour. The initial steaming step imparts a difference in the flavour between Chinese and Japanese green tea, with Japanese green tea having a more vegetal, almost grassy flavour. Infusions from sencha and other green teas that are steamed (like most common Japanese green teas) are also greener in colour and slightly more sharper than Chinese-style green teas.