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Mecha 
Type: Green Other names: Bud Tea Origin: Japan Quick description: Popular after-dinner tea made from early leaf buds. The name of Mecha (芽茶) tea derives from the early leaf buds needed to make this special green tea. Mecha is harvested in spring and made as rolled leaf teas that are graded somewhere between Gyokuro and Sencha in quality. Mecha are made from a collection of leaf buds and tips of the early crops.
Popularity
Sushi restaurants in Japan serve Mecha, known as Agari, with the meal. Mecha's bitter qualities make it a good tea to drink after meals to cleanse the palate.
Flavor and aroma
Mecha is renowned for its depth of flavor, considerable astringency and bitter green aftertaste. The distinctive, sharp flavor and aroma of Mecha is often regarded as being as good as the best Sencha. The best Mecha produces an aromatic tea with a clear, soft yellow appearance.
See also
Tea Black tea Oolong tea - Bai Ji Guan
- Red Robe
- Darjeeling Oolong
- Dongding (Tung-ting)
- Dong Fang Mei Ren
- Huangjin Gui (Golden Osmanthus)
- Qilan tea
- Pouchong
- Rou Gui
- Shui Jin Gui
- Shui Hsien (Shui Xian)
- Tie Luohan
- Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess)
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- Bancha
- Green Spiral
- Chun Mee
- Da Fang
- Genmaicha
- Liuan Leaf
- Gunpowder
- Gyokuro
- Hojicha
- Hou Kui
- Huang Shan Mao Feng
- Hyson
- Kabusecha
- Kamairicha
- Konacha
- Kukicha
- Longjing (Dragon Well)
- Matcha
- Mao Jian
- Mecha
- Meng Ding Gan Lu
- Sencha
- Shincha
- Tamaryokucha
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- Japanese tea
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