Kabusecha

Kabusecha

Kabusecha ( Japanese か ぶ せ 茶 , German "covered tea") is a Japanese half-shade tea .

Shading the tea plant to improve quality is a tradition in Japan. In the Kagoshima region in southern Japan with the active Sakurajima volcano , the tea bushes are covered with appropriate nets for shading by special cultivation locations (Japanese kabuseru ). The nets are laid by hand and allow around half of the sunlight to pass through. A growth in partial shade comes closest to the natural light conditions of a wild tea bush. In terms of content, the semi-shade tea has more active ingredients and a particularly fragrant and fresh aroma in terms of taste.

Kabusecha, which combines the characteristics of Gyokuro and Sencha , is prepared roughly as follows: Twelve grams of Kabusecha tea (≈ five teaspoons) in one liter of soft water at a temperature of around 70 ° C. The brewing time is around three minutes.