Hot water being poured into Japanese artisan made ivory kyusu Japanese teapot from shining stainless steel stovetop kettle

Piping Hot Sencha

Hot brewing is a quick and easy way to get delicious tea. This recipe makes for a more refreshing and exhilarating experience. Boiling hot water brings out a lot of astringency, so brewing quickly is vital. Prepared like this, the tea is very light but still has an enjoyable flavor and goes great with mealtime.
1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz)
Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Sencha premium Japanese green tea leaves with
Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Sencha premium Japanese green tea leaves with
Piping Hot Sencha
1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz)
Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
2. Add boiling water
240 mL (8 oz) 100°C (212°F)
Pour boiling water to cover tea leaves.
Pouring hot water from silver kettle into ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot
Pouring hot water from silver kettle into ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot
Piping Hot Sencha
2. Add boiling water
240 mL (8 oz) 100°C (212°F)
Pour boiling water to cover tea leaves.
3. Brew
30 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
Ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot set beside orange clock timer on white table
Ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot set beside orange clock timer on white table
Piping Hot Sencha
3. Brew
30 seconds
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
Pouring green tea from ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot into small white porcelain Japanese teacup
Pouring green tea from ivory Tokoname-yaki ceramic kyusu teapot into small white porcelain Japanese teacup
Piping Hot Sencha
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.

Sencha using this recipe:

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Hosen - 150g Can
Medium & Balanced
$48
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Hosen - 80g Bag
Medium & Balanced
$26
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Shoike - 155g Can
Medium & Round
$41
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Shoike - 80g Bag
Medium & Round
$22
Iconic colorful Ippodo Tea metal can with yellow turquoise pink label of teapot and flowers for Nichigetsu sencha green tea
Nichigetsu - 160g Can
Medium & Snappy
$34
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Nichigetsu - 80g Bag
Medium & Snappy
$18
White and forest green resealable 80g bag of loose Stems Sencha green tea by Ippodo Tea with Japanese and English writing
Stems Sencha - 80g Bag
Light & Snappy
$16
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Unro - 80g Bag
Light & Crisp
$15
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Organic Sencha - 50g
Medium & Mellow
$25
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