BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Here's perhaps a silly question. Tea ceremony. The tea is really really bitter, right? Is it always like that, or are there variations? And do people like it, is the ceremony for the actual tea...or for the ceremony? Oh so many questions! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Ceremony......shite.....just give me my fu##ing tea!! Tea........good Yes it is a bit more bitter than we are used to, if u make it yourself, just use less tea Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Bitter green tea is normally expensive tea and is used at tea ceremonies. There are many kinds and strength variations. The water also makes a huge difference as well. Sweet tasting very soft water makes really nice green tea as it takes away some of the bitterness of good tea leaving a smoother taste. That same water makes terrible English tea however. To make good tasting green tea it is also important to poor the water when it is around 90oC and not when boiling. Petsonally I prefer the cheaper green tea as it doesnt have the bitterness. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I like genmai cha best Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I quite like bitter green tea. English tea tastes a bit leaden to me. As does oolong-cha. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Black tea over here is piss Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have only tasted it once, and that was enough. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 It thought it was mostly about the ceremony rather than the tea. The one time I tasted it , it was bloody awful. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Here's perhaps a silly question. Tea ceremony. The tea is really really bitter, right? Is it always like that, or are there variations? And do people like it, is the ceremony for the actual tea...or for the ceremony? Oh so many questions! The tea in a tea ceremony is usually macha which is powdered green tea. So yeah, you're drinking a powdered version of tea leaves, which means it's bitter. Part of the ceremony involves eating sweets made out of almost pure sugar, so they do try and balance with something. fwiw, the only time I went to Italy, I noticed basically every single local loading their espressos with sugar. I therefore think its laughable when some non-Italian coffee know-it-all thinks they're great for drinking espresso as is as if its the right way or the only way to drink it. Though macha powdered tea is the main one, there is also a tea ceremony around sencha, standard green tea brewed with leaves that are removed after infusion. The resulting tea is not bitter. As for what the ceremony is for, some people will enjoy it no doubt, but its also one of those things that function a bit like proper ladies going to finishing school. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks folks. Link to post Share on other sites
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