"Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
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> Grassy as a descriptor can be negative or positive, I think. Good
Japanese tea
> can be grassy in the best sense -- think lushly aromatic, fresh grass
> clippings...

Sometimes Longjing reminds me of spinach or vegetable stock, so grassy
taste I don't believe is unique to Japanese tea.

I haven't tried any sencha tea. I tried genmaicha a few times, and it's
not bad- not really grassy, but it's not 100 percent tea either.

I really preffer a bit of astringency to grassy tastes.