Kabuse tea

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Kabusecha
Other namesCovered tea
OriginJapan
Quick descriptionA tea leaf from a tea plant that has been covered for some period of time.

Kabuse tea, or kabusecha (かぶせ茶) is a class of Japanese tea leaf. Kabuseru (かぶせる) literally means to cover or place on top, as a hat on a head, therefore kabuse tea is a tea leaf harvested from a tea plant that, for some period of time ranging from 2–25 days,

oolong tea to black tea,[3]
or other types.

Background

Kabuse tea leaves are used to produce one of the three most expensive Japanese green teas (the others are

essential oils of kabuse-cha and sencha made from leaves grown in an open field. Kawakami and Yamanishi found that kabuse-cha contained large quantities of ionone series compounds.[8]

The kabuse tea process was created to mimic the shading effect of the tanakake tea process used in the cultivation of tencha which is in turn the base for matcha. The term kabuse tea is used for marketing purposes for an above average quality green tea. The covering process is distressing for the plant and can result in damage or disease if not applied and maintained with proper care.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "玉露・かぶせ茶｜お茶の種類｜お茶百科".
  2. ^ "お茶の種類と作り方 ： 入間市博物館ALIT". www.alit.city.iruma.saitama.jp.
  3. ^ "「かぶせ茶農家の紅茶」販売のお知らせ/マルシゲ清水製茶 「かぶせ茶カフェ」". 20 October 2011.
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  5. ISBN 978-1-60774-378-1
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  6. ISBN 978-81-7533-077-1
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  7. ISBN 978-1-60774-172-5
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  8. ISBN 978-3-642-82612-2
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