New tea leaves grown in covered tea fields are steamed and dried without rolling them. This is tencha tea. With the stems and veins removed, the leaves are ground with a millstone to become aromatic matcha tea. The “ten” in tencha means “hand mill”
New tea leaves grown in covered tea fields are steamed and dried without rolling them. This is tencha tea. With the stems and veins removed, the leaves are ground with a millstone to become aromatic matcha tea. The “ten” in tencha means “hand mill”