How to Make Tea
How to make delicious straight tea without astringency, bitterness, or harshness using soft water from Japan. Tea bags:
- Place the tea bag in a teapot.
- Pour freshly boiled water, 400 ml (or 300-350 ml if you prefer a stronger taste), directly into the tea bag from a little height.
- Move the tea bag up and down about 15-20 times. (Around 10 seconds is a rough guideline.)
- Always remove and discard the tea bag. Steep with the lid on for about 5-10 minutes, then let it cool slightly (around 10 minutes) before enjoying. (You can savor a delicious, sweet taste after about 40 minutes when it has cooled below 60 degrees Celsius.)
How to make delicious straight tea without astringency, bitterness, or harshness using soft water from Japan. Tea leaves:
- Put the tea leaves in a teapot. (Use 1 teaspoon for finely ground tea leaves and 2 teaspoons for larger tea leaves.)
- Pour freshly boiled water, 400 ml (or 300-350 ml if you prefer a stronger taste), into the teapot from a little height.
- Mix the tea leaves up and down, using a spoon, in a jumping motion approximately 15-20 times. (Around 10 seconds is a rough guideline.)
- Always remove and discard the tea leaves. Steep with the lid on for about 10 minutes, then let it cool slightly (around 10 minutes) before enjoying. (You can savor a delicious, sweet taste after about 40 minutes when it has cooled below 60 degrees Celsius.)
Notes:
- With alkaline water, the tea will turn into a dark reddish color, while acidic water will result in a vibrant amber-colored tea.
- For an even more delicious taste, you can add an appropriate amount of honey to ginger tea.
How to make delicious milk tea! How to make delicious chai! (3-4 teaspoons of tea leaves/2-3 tea bags)
- Start by extracting about 30% of the cup’s volume with 400 ml of water. (For a tastier brew, it is recommended to use strong alkaline water with a pH of 9-9.5.) Gently move the tea leaves and let the tea steep for about 1 minute.
- Keep the tea leaves in and warm them in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or heat them on a gas stove.
- Add 70% of the cup’s volume with milk and continue heating for 2 to 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Then, remove the tea leaves. (If using a gas stove, remove the tea leaves just before the milk starts to overflow.)
- Pour the mixture into a teacup, cover it, and let it steep and mature for about 10 to 20 minutes.
Notes:
- To add sweetness, it is recommended to warm the milk with some brown sugar to enhance the flavor. It’s delicious!
- When using tea leaves, using commercially available tea filter bags makes cleanup easier.
