About Candie Expertise I can answer questions about specific teas and their health benifits including herbals. I can help you find a specific tea or accessories that you are looking to purchase.
Experience I have an online tea store and have done extensive research on the subject for the last few years. I am the editor of the Tea catagory for dmoz and am very familiar with all the other tea sites. I write articles on tea for Suite101 and other publications.
Question Candie
I'm a beginner with green tea at have been buying it at the local market.I see there are several brands of Japanese green tea at your tea co. What should I start with? How do I brew it? Do I need any special pots filters?
Thanks Maggie and Bob
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Followup To
Question -
Green tea is now well known for its many health benefits.
My Question. what is the best way to buy Green tea to get to get the most of it's health benefits?
Answer -
First stick to loose tea and the best quality green teas come from Japan. The Japanese green teas are the greenest because they have the best production methods. Also you need to make sure you are getting fresh tea. Anything that you buy in a grocery store or health food store is guaranteed to be old, any where from 2-3 years old. The distribution chains they go thru add years to the time takes to get to the end customer. My tea company imports directly from the source so our Japanese green teas were in Japan no more than 3 months ago.
Answer I suggest starting with a basic Japanese tea like Sencha or Genmaich which is Sencha with popped rice that gives it a toasty flavor. I would suggest a permanent tea filter which can be used to make a single cup or a whole pot of tea. These are great because you can throw them in the dishwasher and they last forever. You can find it here - http://www.culinaryteas.com/Tea_Accessories/Permanent_Tea_Filter_for_Mugs_and_Te...
All our teas have brewing instructions right on the bag. Don't worry the biggest issue when brewing green teas is the water temperature and as long as you don't use boiling water you will end up with a great cup. For me if the water is to hot to stick my finger in it then it is to hot to use in my tea.
