Description
Kabuse tea is a shade-grown tea: it is covered over for several weeks before it is harvested, which softens the tea's tannins and gives it its umami taste.
Kabuse means "to cover over", which refers to the canvas material which cover the tea plants several weeks before they are harvested. The lack of light stimulates the development of an umami taste, and a particularly smooth texture.
It is ideal for discovering the traditional Japanese preparation technique (kyusu or shiboridashi).
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Japan
- Tea colour:
- Green tea
Tasting notes
Liqueur
Colour: pale green
Texture: smooth
Flavour: umami
Notes: butter, fresh grass, crab
Suggestion of preparation
With the teapot or the tasting set: 2 minutes 30 seconds in water heated to 140°F.
With the kyusu or the shiboridashi: 3 infusions, 140°F, 1 min.
Also delicious iced: steep 10g/0.4OZ in 50cl of water at room temperature 30min.
Remove the tea leaves and refrigerate