【Brand New, Unopened】 Green Tea Tea Green Sparkle Deep-steamed Tea 70g 2 bags Deep-steamed tea from Matsunoen in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture ★What is Deep-steamed Tea? Deep-steamed tea is tea where the tea leaves are steamed for a longer time than regular sencha during the manufacturing process. Generally, sencha is steamed for about 30 to 40 seconds, but deep-steamed tea is steamed for 60 seconds or more, which is its characteristic. Deep-steamed tea suppresses the characteristic grassy smell, bitterness, and astringency of tea, resulting in a taste that highlights sweetness and richness. Also, because the tea leaves are finely steamed, they become fine, and the color is a deep, beautiful green, which is another characteristic. In deep-steamed tea, the steam heat penetrates the tea leaves thoroughly, so the shape becomes powdery, but the taste of the tea and the green color of the water (suishoku) are strong. Also, when poured into a teacup, a lot of the tea leaves themselves are poured in, and you can consume even the effective ingredients that do not dissolve in water. Deep-steamed tea contains not only catechins and vitamin C, but also tea health components such as β-carotene, vitamin E, dietary fiber, and chlorophyll. ★How to Enjoy Delicious Tea ・Be sure to boil the water. ・The best temperature seems to be the hot water from the pot, or slightly lower. ・You can enjoy it deliciously if you pour it to the last drop.