1. Enhance the immune strength
2. Suppress the absorption of fat
If you pour hot water onto the tea leaves, the taste of the components of green tea come out theanine amino acid ”umami” followed by the astringent and bitterness components of catechin.
It is said that the mortality rate of people who drink 5 or more cups of green tea a day is 13% less with men and 17% less with women. This is due to an anti-oxidant action and the anti-cancer effect of catechin.
When made at a low temperature (iced green tea) the theanine comes out, but the bitterness component catechin doesn’t. Enjoy the delicious sweet “umami” taste of iced green tea. At low temperature the caffeine also doesn’t come out making iced green tea, an ideal drink anytime of the day.
Without catechin, green tea is still a healthy drink due to a component called “Epigallocatechin”. This component of catechin helps build our immune strength.
This tea should only be made by using ice water.
Drinking green tea to enhance the immune strength
Ice water Green tea
1. Put 10g of green tea in a teapot, add 100ml of ice water.
2. Waite about 5 minutes and pour into a cup using a tea strainer.
After first served the teapot should be stored in a refrigerator and it’s tea leaves can be used with ice-water several times.
Store in a fridge for one day only
The first serving provides the strongest flavor, but you can enjoy the taste up to 5 times.
When the taste becomes weak and watery, add hot water and the bitter catechin taste comes back.
Sencha and Gyokuro are highly recommended.
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Ice Green tea Espresso
1. Put 10g of green tea into a teapot, add 40ml of ice water.
2. Wait about 5 minutes and pour using a tea strainer.
※ Note same as above
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Ice water Green tea (big quantity edition)
1. Put 10g of green tea in a paper tea bag, place into 1 liter of ice water. (more tea can be made using the same proportions).
2. Put a container of tea in the refrigerator, shake gently after 30-40 minutes and remove out the paper tea bag from the tea.
※ If you leave in it too long, bitter catechin and caffeine will melt and come out.
※ Drink it all as soon as possible within a day.
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For anxiety, diabetes, body fat and blood sugar levels
For anxiety, diabetes, body fat and blood sugar levels, adding mint to green tea creates an enzyme called “theaflavin” which, changes the components of green tea and reduces blood cholesterol levels. When it reaches the intestines it will block the components of fat and sugar.
How to drink green tea to reduce neutral fat
Ingredients: Green tea 1g Mint 5-6 leaves
How to make:
1. Grind the green tea and mint to a paste
2. Allow to stand at room temperature for about 30 to 60 minutes.
(Theaflavin is produced by standing.)
3. Add hot water and wait for 1 minute
(Substances that reduce the absorption of fat, such as theaflavin and thearubigin will form.)
4. Use a tea strainer and pour into tea cup
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Flavor green tea
Prepare the green tea with your favorite ingredients
Ingredients for arrangements:
(Spices) Japanese pepper sansho, black pepper, cinnamon, saffron, chili pepper, rosemary
(Herbs) basil, parsley, mint, perilla Aojiso
(Fruit peels) grape, peach, citrus Natsumikan
(Dry fruits) raisins, dried figs, dried apples, dried Mango, dried apricots, dried apples, dried lemons, etc.
(Other) Japanese rice cracker Arare, kelp, dried sea vegetable Hijiki.
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Flavor green tea with frozen fruit and carbonate
Ingredients: Ice water green tea, carbonated water, frozen fruits (strawberry, grape, raspberry, etc.)
How to make:
1. Pour the Ice water green tea
2. Add a small amount of carbonated water
3. Add frozen fruit
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Stale old sencha green tea with fruits
Ingredients: green tea that has passed it’s sell by date (which has lost it’s aroma and freshness) (dried fruit) raisins, dried figs, dried apples, dried Mango, dried apricots, dried apples, dried lemon, etc.
How to make:
1. Warm a frying pan, add the stale green tea leaves, on a low heat cook for 30 to 60 seconds mixing with a wooden spoon
2. Turn off the heat, add a small amount of chopped dried fruits
※ 1-2 drops of vanilla essence may be added.
3. Put in a teapot, pour in hot water and drink as a fruit green tea
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