Where do you buy GREEN green tea?

[CCS]

Is green tea supposed to be green? Why is it that every bag I've bought makes brown tea?

 

[optimus prime]

I buy mine from Greenland.

:woot:

 

[Ian Curtis]

Original tea is made with tea leaves, which are very green. What makes it look brown is the fact that they are dried out :whistle:

 

[CCS]

Original tea is made with tea leaves, which are very green. What makes it look brown is the fact that they are dried out :whistle:

So it is just the chlorophil then? The anti-oxidants are still good?

 

[Cassin]

Is green tea supposed to be green? Why is it that every bag I've bought makes brown tea?

the finished tea should look like amber once its been steeped.

 

[propaganda]

Original tea is made with tea leaves, which are very green. What makes it look brown is the fact that they are dried out :whistle:

Green tea does not look brown. It looks green and when you brew it, it looks green. As far as i know low quality green tea turns brown immediately. I would totally avoid tea in bags cause they put leftover low quality tea dust in them. Buy some full leaf tea. Good tea costs money.

 

[Ian Curtis]

Original tea is made with tea leaves, which are very green. What makes it look brown is the fact that they are dried out :whistle:

Green tea does not look brown. It looks green and when you brew it, it looks green. As far as i know low quality green tea turns brown immediately. I would totally avoid tea in bags cause they put leftover low quality tea dust in them. Buy some full leaf tea. Good tea costs money.

These are dried tea leaves. They look brown.

 

[vauxall]

Is green tea supposed to be green? Why is it that every bag I've bought makes brown tea?

Then it's not proper green tea. By the way white tea is better that green tea, has less caffeine and more antioxidants, but it stilll looks green when you brew it.

 

[propaganda]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolong[/url]
"somewhere between green and black in oxidation"
Oolong is oxidized tea. That's why it's brown/black.
Here is random picture from google how green tea looks like depending on what parts of the plant were used.
http://www.orientalherb.com/images/green_tea_large.jpg
Green tea looks green in a dried state.

 

[IBM]

I've been busted then...

 

[squeegee]

Ask the Asian dudes for the real sh*t!

 

[Slartibartfast]

My Chinese connections favour this inexpensive brand to satisfy their day-to-day tea-drinking habits: http://www.teaspring.com/Kai-Hua-Long-Ding.asp & for a pricier brew some Long Jing, such as: http://www.teaspring.com/Tribute-Xi-Hu-Long-Jing.asp

Why not scan through this site's full range, read the customer reviews, and pick out a selection of teas to test.

 

[person]

Is green tea supposed to be green? Why is it that every bag I've bought makes brown tea?

HA HA HA HA HA this is my new signature thank you CCS!!

 

[Nene]

My best friend is Chinese and his father has a shop where he sells tea from China. If not I go to tenrent in Chinatown in NYC. You can also order from then online. Tenren.com. You can't buy the fake stuff when it comes to green tea. Rinse it well though cause Chinese stuff could have a lot of pesticides.