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

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. 1. Measure the leaves
    2 tbsp. (10g / 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 "x2" written beside - Piping Hot Sencha
  2. 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 - Piping Hot Sencha
  3. 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 - Piping Hot Sencha
  4. 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 - Piping Hot Sencha

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
White packaging with brown faux-painted details for Nichigetsu refreshing Japanese Sencha green tea 80g bag by Ippodo Tea Co.
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
White packaging with green faux-painted details for Unro refreshing Japanese Sencha green tea 80g bag by Ippodo Tea Co.
Unro (80g Bag)
Light & Crisp
$15