Green Tea: Sencha

Last Updated: Apr. 26, 2010

Sencha, also sometimes called honcha, is a Japanese style of green tea that is widespread and well-known not only in Japan, but worldwide. It is the variety of Japanese green tea that is most commonly available in the United States. Sencha is widely produced not only in Japan but in China and other countries as well.

Brewed sencha has a more intense green color than most green teas. The tea has a bold, sharp flavor and an aroma which is often described as grassy and vegetal, sometimes even seaweed-like.

Sencha is produced by steaming the leaves before drying, and then firing them afterwards, in contrast to teas which are pan-fired before drying. The characters for sencha (煎茶) literally translate as "pan-fired tea", which can be confusing because the term "pan-fired" usually refers to green teas (including many Chinese varieties) which are pan-fired before drying, at the stage at which sencha is steamed.

Listings of this style of tea: (105 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	ZG41: China Green Sencha	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	Luxury And Delicate Sencha Green	The Tea Set	China	0
	TJ14: Season's Pick Sencha Blend	Upton Tea Imports	China	0
	Decaffeinated Sencha	Harney and Sons	China	0
	Sencha	TeaScapes	China	0
	Sencha Tea	LeafSpa	China	0
	Decaffeinated Lu Cha	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	0
	China Green Sencha Tea	Simpson & Vail	China	0
	China Sencha Organic Green Tea	Simpson & Vail	China	0
	Sencha Green Tea	Bellevue Tea	Sri Lanka / Ceylon	0
	Sencha Overture	Adagio Teas	Japan	0
	Sencha Premier	Adagio Teas	Japan	0
	Sencha Green Tea	Teavana	Japan	0
	Japanese Green Harmony	The Tea Set	Japan	0
	Finest Sencha Green	The Tea Set	Japan	0
	676 Sencha Fine	SpecialTeas	Japan	0
	675 Sencha Extra Fine	SpecialTeas	Japan	1
	Sencha Teabags	Peet's Coffee and Tea	Japan	0
	TJ10: Japanese Sencha	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	0
	TJ12: Japanese Sencha Ingen	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	0

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