Sencha Tea

Sencha Tea is the most popular of all Japanese green teas. Dark green leaves, sweet, astringent flavour and floral fragrance will astonish you while savouring this yellow greenish drink.

Great skin, a stronger heart and a few pounds lighter is what green tea antioxidants may bring you. Therefore, sit tight, relax and let’s embark on another Japanese green tea adventure. Sencha tea is our destiny!

Let yourself be amazed by these tightly rolled, needle dark shaped leaves and their strong aroma. The colour of sencha and its flavour differ according to processing.
Processing sencha or any other tea is a magical and precise art that allows you to enjoy this nature’s medicine. Let’s guide you step by step in this amazing process.

Processing Sencha Tea

• Its leaves are picked in spring, after being grown under direct sunlight, unlike matcha tea, a powered Japanese green tea that is grown under shade for a period of time, to increase its chlorophyll content. Sencha leaves may be picked by hand or machine.


• Afterwards the leaves are fanned with damp air, in order to maintain their moisture.


• Now comes an extremely important step that will determine the colour and taste of your tea. The leaves are steamed to stop oxidation and preserve their singular colour. The longer the steaming, the darker your nectar will be.
  
  Deep green colour, a light aroma and a low astringent taste is what you will experience. On the other hand, if the steaming time is reduced, you will obtain a yellowish green colour, a strong aroma and a clearer taste.

• The leaves are then cooled again to preserve their characteristics.


• Sencha tea leaves are partially dried and machine-twisted twice, which will enhance that floral fragrance and mold them into needle-shaped leaves. A beautiful sight to behold.


• To offer you an exquisite and memorable drink, your leaves are rolled and dried for a third time, to ensure they keep their distinctive aroma and lose additional moisture content.

This delicate process will bring Sencha tea to your cup and allow you to discover a new green tea that will protect you and your loved ones, with all its amazing health benefits. Join us, while we continue along this incredible adventure and present you the benefits this tea may offer.

Sencha Tea Health Benefits:

• Boost the Immune System
  
  Green tea antioxidants are here to protect you! A hundred times more effective than vitamin C, these powerful allies reduce the damages caused by free radicals and help fight viruses and bacteria.
  
  You will feel stronger, healthier and younger, all by just taking a few cups of tea everyday. Give it a try and your body will happily thank you!


• Cancer Fighter
  
  Surprised? Yes, sencha tea will help you in the fight against cancer. Tea is a wonderful ally by boosting up your metabolism and blocking the growth of the enzyme, urokinase, necessary to the development of tumors.
  
  Again, green tea powerful antioxidants, namely EGCG, are extremely powerful and they will protect you and your family. How great is this? Feeling healthy and having the pleasure of enjoying this wonderful drink?


• Improved Mental Health
  
  Sencha tea is a mild stimulant that will enhance your focus and relax you at the same time. Do you need extra energy in the morning? Try drinking sencha. It is a great coffee alternative and it will help clear your mind.
  
  If you are a meditation lover, this tea comes in great aid to allow you to experience a truly calming experience.
  
  Here’s a good tip: After a hard and stressing day taking a soothing hot bath is always a good choice. Make it even better. Put some sencha leaves in a small soft bag bellow your shower head and pour water on it.
  As you inhale its scent, it will make you feel amazingly calm and relaxed.


• Healthier Smile
  
  Besides being a powerful source of antioxidants, sencha tea leaves also contain fluoride, which will do wonders for your oral health! It will reduce cavities, plaque formation, bacterial infections and give you a fresher breath.
  
  Rising with sencha tea is also a smart option, especially if you run out of toothpaste or happen to be at work. Don’t worry, just rinse with it and smile. Your mouth will feel fresh and healthy!


• Lose Body Fat
  
  We are sure you have already wondered how to lose body fat and what is the healthiest and best way to do it? Sometimes just finding a healthy alternative for those diets that seem to deprive you of any pleasure is hard, isn’t it?
  
  Look no further! Sencha tea is a great example of fat loss teas among green tea diets.
  Green tea antioxidants will increase the rate of your metabolism thus making you burn fat faster. It is healthy, safe and it is a pleasure drinking it!
  
  Combine this with a balanced diet and some physical exercise and you will feel younger, lighter and above all, healthier!
  
  Drink it before you go to work and then take the stairs instead of the lift. Its antioxidants will already be working and you will be burning fat faster than you could imagine.
  But remember, keep your tea away from the sugar bowl.


• Healing your Heart
  
  Having trouble with your cholesterol and blood sugar levels? This may be the right tea for you. It is wonderful to lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol. Your sugar levels will stabilize and its amazing antioxidants will also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Green teas can do wonders for you and have many other healthy benefits that will make you smile and eager to drink them! Have a closer look at your Green tea health benefits page and discover more interesting facts about this famous tea.

Sencha Tea Side Effects

Like any other green tea, sencha tea has caffeine and the only possible side effects of this tea are associated with it. If you overdo it you may experience hypertension, anxiety, irritability, nauseas, tremors, heart palpitations and frequent urination.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding please limit your caffeine intake to two cups a day and be sure to consult your physician to better understand your situation and aid you in this important stage of your life.

Drinking Sencha Tea

Now it is time to get ready for the final stage… preparing your perfect cup of sencha tea! Take a deep breath and let’s begin.

• Always use spring water when preparing your tea. It will ensure that the taste of your tea won’t be altered.


• First rinse your tea cups and teapots with hot water and discard it.


• Boil your water up to 70ºC (160ºF). Let it cool for two minutes.


• Use 1 to 2,5 teaspoons for every 225ml of water. Allow the leaves to steep for 1 to 2 minutes. The key to get the best of your tea is spring water, low temperature and short steeping time.


• Now take your time to observe the leaves unfolding and dancing before your eyes. Smell this floral fragrance, watch how they tell you a story and enchant you with their delicate colour.


• Pour your tea into the tea cups and savour this moment. Make sure you gradually increase the steeping time and temperature for the next brewing when reusing tea leaves.


• If you are looking for a nice drink to refresh you in those hot summer days, you can also brew it cold. Pour 2 teaspoons of sencha tea per cup into a tea pot, without any water in it, and then pour ice on it. Wait for it to melt and drink it.
  
  You will feel fresher instantly. Alternatively, you can pour cold water over your tea, and leave in the refridgerator for 2 hours to brew.

Whether you are looking for a medicinal tea or just enjoying the pleasure or drinking an aromatic and delicate drink, sencha tea offers you many health benefits that will overwhelm your mind and body.

You may also use it to water your plants and it works well with strongly flavoured meals, seafood, vegetables and Italian dishes, such as pastas and pizzas.

Your adventure is not over, we have much more to offer you, so make sure you continue discovering this amazing world of tea with us.

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”In the Taste of a single cup of tea you will eventually discover the truth of all the ten thousand forms in the universe.”
- Attributed to Kyongbong Sunim, Ch'an (Zen) Master