Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

October 16, 2008

Many people believe that drinking green tea is one of the most pleasing experiences, which a lot of individuals overlook. There are many people who, though drink ultra lean green tea, but barely know how to brew it, and they also drink it very fast. For example, coffee can be just purchased off the shelf, brewed and drunk, but a true coffee connoisseur would take care to buy green coffee from a store or the plantation where it was grown. They are protected by in burlap out of the sunshine and are home cooked to the perfect amount of time… and then the coffee is decanted. It means something to people who enjoy their coffee, for it to be as perfect as possible. Green tea must be made in much the identical way. Making it requires getting the timing just right, and to drink it, requires patience as you sip it slowly, with the intention of extracting the best flavor it contains.

There are numerous ways of brewing green tea, that are acceptable to connoisseurs. The first step in its preparation is always to use a ceramic pot. Using hot water, pre heat the ceramic pot, then start pouring the loose tea leaves in it remembering to put about 2 tea spoons of leaves for making 6 cups of tea. Then you have to pour boiling distilled water into the pot, which has been cooled off to about 170 degrees. After this, put the lid on the tea-pot for five minutes and then the tea can be served. Drink the green tea at a measured pace, sipping a tiny amount at a time.

Cold green tea

Green tea can also be served as iced tea, as many prefer this soothing drink during summertime months. It has a comforting and calming effect on the body, especially when you are feeling hot, after spending long hours in the sun. All The Same, when preparing iced tea, there are several rules and regulations. Most people make the blunder of boiling the water for brewing and then let it cool down, and remember this should never be done. The brewing should ideally be done using cold water, and to make iced tea, you need the tea to brew for forty five minutes, to access its genuine colors, scent and all the health benefits it carries. The health gains of iced tea comes from its content of caffeine and essential minerals which not only cools and re-vitalizes the body on a summertime day, but helps the drinker to battle against cancer, etc. Enjoy the fantastic taste sensation and the very healthy properties that green tea offers - you will feel better for it.

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