Japanese Green Tea Guide...
As the guy who gets to answer questions about Japanese green tea on a daily basis, I thought this might be a good place to help those learning about it for the first time. Hopefully, I'll be able to shorten your search for information and you'll find some useful information here.
Most Asked Question #1
"Is green tea good for weight loss?"
I am asked this question *a lot.* In a nutshell: Yes, it can "help", but only provided you do other things as well. Keep in mind, I was selling this stuff at my online green tea shop for a few years before this "lose weight with green tea" thing hit. Until recently, I had never really seen any evidence for it in either myself or in journals and for that reason I refused to join the band wagon. That is, until recently. Not long ago I received an unsolicited testimonial from a customer who had been buying our green tea like crazy over the course of 8 months. To say I was shocked at her results is an understatement. She says it was in large part due to our green tea, so I had to seriously re-think my position on it. Read her green tea weight loss story for yourself where To give you an idea, see the photo!I'll let her explain it best.
Great links on the subject of Japanese green tea and matcha
Well try to stick with the better links, the ones without the hype.
- World Green Tea Association
- Lot's of information on Japanese green tea from this association in Japan.
- Wikipedia green tea page
- An overall explanaition on both Chinese and Japanese green tea. Not a lot of details here on how to brew or the finer points of green tea, mostly covers the basic types.
- Green Tea Videos
- Some interesting video showing how green tea is picked, processed, and stored.
- BBC Link on Green Tea and Cancer
- Pretty convincing evidence will have you wanting to drink green tea.
- Green Tea Forum
- A great place to talk green tea and share tips on how to brew with other green tea connoisseurs.
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