On 2006-01-27 01:03:15 -0800, "kuri" said:

Hojicha is *roasted*, like you roast coffee, like pop

I see. But still:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_t...cha_Green_Teas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sencha_tea (Although this says it's not
roasted anymore)

But everywhere I read says it's roasted tea still. Except here and the
FAQ. So the difference between Hojicha and Sencha (traditional) would
be that it is a difference in quality of the leaves used?

-S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_t...cha_Green_Teas
But everywhere I read says it's roasted tea still. Except here and the
FAQ. So the difference between Hojicha and Sencha (traditional) would
be that it is a difference in quality of the leaves used?

That wikipedia article is not correct. Sen 煎 in sencha 煎茶 does
not mean roasted. I guess it's just a mistranslation:

http://greentealovers.com/greenteapr...ese.htm#sencha

Sencha is actually steamed green tea 蒸茶, or 蒸绿茶.

I guess, the meaning of sencha 煎茶 has to do with the way the tea is
prepared for drinking - not so much as in the way the tea is processed.

On 2006-01-27 09:28:03 -0800, "niisonge" said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_t...cha_Green_Teas
But everywhere I read says it's roasted tea still. Except here and the
FAQ. So the difference between Hojicha and Sencha (traditional) would
be that it is a difference in quality of the leaves used?

That wikipedia article is not correct. Sen 煎 in sencha ç…Žè Œ¶ does
not mean roasted. I guess it's just a mistranslation:

http://greentealovers.com/greenteapr...ese.htm#sencha

Sencha is actually steamed green tea 蒸茶, or è’¸ç» ¿èŒ¶.

I guess, the meaning of sencha 煎茶 has to do with the way th e tea is
prepared for drinking - not so much as in the way the tea is processed.

I am not trying to argue with you, but there seems to be a lot of
people who are confused. I just want to know what I'm getting because
i DO NOT WANT pan-fired tea, and was thinking about purchasing this:

http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/prod...products_id=55

But it claims it's pan fired. =/

-S.

I am not trying to argue with you, but there seems to be a lot of
people who are confused. I just want to know what I'm getting because
i DO NOT WANT pan-fired tea, and was thinking about purchasing this:

http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/prod...products_id=55


Well, I don't know about that. Seems their information is incorrect
too. I have a package of Maeda-En Gold Sencha purchased from my local
Korean grocery store.

The package says: "immediately after the leaves are picked they are
steamed, rolled and dried resulting in shiny needle-like leaves."

The key thing here, with Sencha (or even Gyokuro), is that they're
steamed first to prevent oxidation. Then, they are rolled. Then, they
are dried to get rid of the moisture. Harvesting and processing is all
mechanically done, so it results in broken leaves.

S. Chancellor writes:

[...sencha that's pan-fired?!...]
I am not trying to argue with you, but there seems to be a lot of
people who are confused. I just want to know what I'm getting
because i DO NOT WANT pan-fired tea, and was thinking about purchasing
this:

http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/prod...products_id=55

But it claims it's pan fired. =/

Since I enjoy both pan-fired and steamed green teas, I wonder why
you're trying to avoid the former.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On 2006-01-28 14:18:01 -0800, Lewis Perin said:

S. Chancellor writes:

[...sencha that's pan-fired?!...]
I am not trying to argue with you, but there seems to be a lot of
people who are confused. I just want to know what I'm getting
because i DO NOT WANT pan-fired tea, and was thinking about purchasing
this:

http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/prod...products_id=55

But it claims it's pan fired. =/

Since I enjoy both pan-fired and steamed green teas, I wonder why
you're trying to avoid the former.

My assumption is that pan-firing it exposes the tea to much hire
temperatures, destroying some of what i enjoy about green tea. I
should try it I suppose. (I just don't want to buy 2 pounds of it if I
don't like it.)

-S.

"S. Chancellor" wrote in message

But it claims it's pan fired. =/

They claim you can get Japanese sencha for 10 bucks a kilo. If you buy
that, you can buy anything they tell you.

Kuri