So I have over 40 days in Tokyo left and I have a plan to try all the loose leaf teas that are in the dollar store. Yes, loose leaf tea in the dollar store… and they are locally grown teas. At first I expected the tea to be shredded up and be bitter, however my first tea that I am trying is quite good. I would say it is a step below sencha. The color is rather green and the taste alone is semi sweet and not bad at all, it could pass as a medium priced tea which I find rather odd after trying many different types of green teas. I may have got lucky with this one… I plan to experiment though. The only downer about this tea is the dryness to it (which can be altered by adding 2g of sugar per 8 ounces of tea).Still, 50g of loose leaf green tea from Japan at one dollar is a great deal for how it taste. This would be a great tea to cold brew too with its semi sweet taste.
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I have always thought that, traveling internationally, it would be more fun to do the ordinary things—shop at a local dollar shop or the equivalent of a Walmart—than to OD on tourist attractions. Have fun!
I didn’t expect much… there are steamed teas as well which is going to be the next thing I try. I know that some are really low quality and I stay away from them because it’s easy to know which are staple teas. If I end up in China somewhere I’d be very tempted to buy old random teas that have sat around for awhile.
I have always thought that, traveling internationally, it would be more fun to do the ordinary things—shop at a local dollar shop or the equivalent of a Walmart—than to OD on tourist attractions. Have fun!
I didn’t expect much… there are steamed teas as well which is going to be the next thing I try. I know that some are really low quality and I stay away from them because it’s easy to know which are staple teas. If I end up in China somewhere I’d be very tempted to buy old random teas that have sat around for awhile.