Types of tea

There are various types of tea depending on the manufacturing method. ┌ │ Sencha ─ It is made from the bud growing up in open-air, then dried by steaming and rubbing. │ ├ │ Gyokuro ─ It is made from the bud growing up in open-air and covered from sun for a couple of weeks, then dried by steaming and rubbing. ┌ │ Steamed type │ ┼ │ Tencha （Matcha） ─ It is made from the bud growing up in open-air and covered from sun for a couple of weeks, then dried by steaming and rubbing.Matcha is made by grinding this type of tea. │ │ │ │ ├ │ Tama ryokucha ─ A round shape with a curved shape compared to green tea. ┌ │ Unfermented tea │ ┤ │ │ └ Ban cha ─ It is made by tea leaves which are harvested in autumn season. │ │ │ │ └ Pan fried tea ─ Tama ryokucha ─ Instead of steaming tea leaves, they are roasted in a pan, then rubbed and dried. Tea │ ┤ │ ┌ │ Houshu cha ─ ─── ─ It is mainly made in Taiwan and China, charercterised by insence ├ Semi-fermented tea ┤ │ │ │ │ └   Oolong Tea ─ ─── ─ It is mainly made in Taiwan and China. │ └   fermented tea ─ black tea ─ ─── ─ It is made from tea buds, rubbed without steaming, and fermented and dried. Copyright©2007-2022 （一社）埼玉県茶業協会 All Rights Reserved.