This super green tea set comes with a fine white pottery tea pot, a tea bowl and three tea cups for brewing the green tea in Korean way. This Sejak green tea is the next best grade of green tea. Made of young tea leaf buds hand-picked one by one between Gogu (the day around April 20 when the spring rain often falls) and Ipha (the start of summer, the day around May 5), Sejak green tea is a traditional Korean green tea with smooth flavor and scent. Since the delicate flavor of the Ujeon does not last long in the course of the year, the Sejak becomes more favored. How Korean Green Tea Different From Unlike black teas, which are fermented and oxidized before they are dried and shaped, Korean green tea is heated on an iron pot within a few hours of being picked, then rolled by hands and naturally dried in the shade. This allows for the tealeaves to infuse clear light liquids, which have a delicate and subtle flavor. How to Brew a Cup of Korean Green Tea There are a few prerequisites to a good cup of green tea, and everything from the quality of water and tea, and the temperature of the water, to when the tea is added to the pot, or how long the tea is steeped, can influence the final result. The large bowl is used for cooling the boiled hot water, with a lip for pouring the cooled water into the empty pot. The water in this large bowl is also used for warming the pot and cups before placing tea. The water used for green tea should be much cooler, never more than 80 degrees Centigrade (176 degrees Fahrenheit). For high quality green tea, it is important to steep the tea in water that is about 50-60 degrees Centigrade (122-140 degrees Fahrenheit). This is to suppress catechin and activate the amino acids that are the key to green tea's refreshing taste.
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