USDA Organic and Fair Trade
Water: 175-185°F | Leaves: 2 teaspoons per 10 ounce cup | Infusion Time: 3 minutes
Basic Steeping Tips
- Use filtered or spring water, whenever possible
- Don’t over-boil water
- Remove leaves after recommended time (adjust to taste)
-If you want stronger tea, use more leaves instead of steeping for a
longer time Leaves can be re-steeped 2-3 times resulting in various
flavor differences.
Don’t throw out those leaves until they have given it all up!
Health Benefits Green tea has been researched a great deal over the last
20 years. Results indicate that the catechins in green tea are
responsible for a lowered risk of heart disease, lowered risk of cancer
(especially prostate and breast), and potential reduction in onset of
Alzeheimers.
The history of tea in China is long and complex. The Chinese have
enjoyed tea for millennia. Scholars hailed the brew as a cure for a
variety of ailments; the nobility considered the consumption of good tea
as a mark of their status, and the common people simply enjoyed its
flavor.
Tea was first discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shennong
in 2737 BC. It is said that the emperor liked his drinking water boiled
before he drank it so it would be clean, so that is what his servants
did. One day, on a trip to a distant region, he and his army stopped to
rest. A servant began boiling water for him to drink, and a dead leaf
from the wild tea bush fell into the water. It turned a brownish color,
but it was unnoticed and presented to the emperor anyway.
The emperor drank it and found it very refreshing, and cha (tea) was born.