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Tencha: Shade-Grown Tea Leaves Steamed and Dried Flat for Matcha
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Tencha: Shade-Grown Tea Leaves Steamed and Dried Flat for Matcha

Tencha is green tea grown under cover for the last two to three weeks before picking, then steamed and dried flat, without the rolling that gives sencha its needles; stems and veins come out and the leaf is cut small. Ground in a stone mill, tencha becomes matcha. Shading makes the leaves thinner, greener and sweeter. The picture: tencha on a stone mill in Uji (photo by Derjochenmeyer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Three weeks of shading, then a day

Maagizo

1

Shade the bushes

Two to three weeks before picking, cover the tea bushes on a frame with reed screens and straw, or with cheesecloth, so little sun reaches the new shoots.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Mkeka wa mateteMkeka wa matete
Kitambaa cha jibiniKitambaa cha jibini
2

Pick and steam

Pick the young shoots and steam them at about 100–105 °C for 10–15 seconds to stop them darkening.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Majani mabichi ya chaiMajani mabichi ya chai1 kg

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kikapu cha kuvukizaKikapu cha kuvukiza
KipimajotoKipimajoto
Mizani ya dijitali ya jikoniMizani ya dijitali ya jikoni
3

Cool and spread

Toss the leaves in moving air to cool them and dry their surface, separating any that stick together. Spread them open on wire mesh.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Wavu wa wayaWavu wa waya
Kichanja cha KukaushiaKichanja cha Kukaushia
4

Dry without rolling

Dry them flat: strong heat first, then lower heat for longer. Do not roll them. Pull out stems and larger veins and dry again.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kikaushio cha chakulaKikaushio cha chakula
Kichanja cha KukaushiaKichanja cha Kukaushia
5

Finish

Pick out any foreign matter and hard veins, cut the leaf into pieces about 5 mm square, and give a last short drying. Store dry; grind only to make matcha.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Mkasi wa jikoniMkasi wa jikoni
Kikaushio cha chakulaKikaushio cha chakula

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