#0635.K6 Shogyokuen: Tencha Green Tea Leaves for Premium Culinary Grade Matcha - Direct Shading Size:50g / 1.76 oz / May Harvest 5/PE15/NY15/PE15/LL40

5/PE15/NY15/PE15/LL40

additional time billed at ¥5000/30 min)

Note: Each piece is unique and the specific pattern will be slightly different from the photo

Japanese name: 有機焙じ茶

Asahi is perhaps the most highly valued cultiar for tencha and is often used by farmers submitting their tencha leaves to competitions

#0635.K6 Shogyokuen: Tencha Green Tea Leaves for Premium Culinary Grade Matcha - Direct Shading Size:50g / 1.76 oz / May Harvest 5/PE15/NY15/PE15/LL40Tencha is the name of the leaf used to make matcha. It is generally made by shading to prevent the leaf from becoming bitter (reducing sunlight prevents catechin from building up as the leaf grows), then steaming, drying without rolling, and finally refining into flakes. Grade: This particular would like be ground into a Premium Culinary Grade matcha if made commercially. You can enjoy this tencha as a tea, or attempt to grind it yourself. Note that