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I always thought Sencha was different to green tea, steamed leaves, more subtle?

elif 3y ago
"green tea" is an English term which essentializes Asamushi, Chumushi, and Fukamushi versions of Sencha, Gyokuro, Matcha, Bancha, Genmaicha, Hojicha, Kukicha, Shincha, Tamaryokucha, Kamairicha, Konacha, Mecha, Guricha, Hentaigama, Batabatacha, Wakocha, Karigane, Tencha, Aracha, Yanagi, not to mention the regional specializations.
- ihadtosaythis 3y ago
  Not to mention the many other varieties of green tea available outside of Japan!
- 3np 3y ago
  Aside from matcha (powdered), konacha (powdered), hojicha (brown) and perhaps kukicha (twigs), most (all?) of the other ones are also just sencha, or loose-leaf green tea. Shincha would just refer to freshly picked sencha, for one. "Green tea" would be 緑茶 (ryokucha). Hojicha is not ryokucha nor green.
  - elif 3y ago
    That is another way of needlessly essentializing the complexity.. though your distinction between matcha and sencha is not internally coherent with your own ontology. Matcha and Sencha are the same plant, only differing in growing conditions and processing.
    - 3np 3y ago
      I didn't make this up; look it up in the dictionary or ask a native speaker. Several of these words are talking about different aspects of tea. A shincha (fresh) gyokuro (variety+growing method) genmaicha (rice-puffs added; technically doesn't have to involve green tea) is still a sencha (plant+processing) and therefore a ryokucha (plant+color). Listing fukamushi as a "sencha type", but shincha as distinct from sencha, while calling houjicha "green tea" is incorrect and coupled with some quite obscure ones, you just seem to be dropping words without substance. It's like calling rose a "red wine". (obv all of these words are the same plant species) Just like with wine there can be no-end to nitpicking if you're looking for it but you don't need to know anything at all to appreciate it and find what you personally enjoy regardless of what snobs would tell you. You started it, though ;)
ramchip 3y ago
Sencha is a type of green tea

elif 3y ago

"green tea" is an English term which essentializes Asamushi, Chumushi, and Fukamushi versions of Sencha, Gyokuro, Matcha, Bancha, Genmaicha, Hojicha, Kukicha, Shincha, Tamaryokucha, Kamairicha, Konacha, Mecha, Guricha, Hentaigama, Batabatacha, Wakocha, Karigane, Tencha, Aracha, Yanagi, not to mention the regional specializations.

ihadtosaythis 3y ago
Not to mention the many other varieties of green tea available outside of Japan!
3np 3y ago
Aside from matcha (powdered), konacha (powdered), hojicha (brown) and perhaps kukicha (twigs), most (all?) of the other ones are also just sencha, or loose-leaf green tea. Shincha would just refer to freshly picked sencha, for one. "Green tea" would be 緑茶 (ryokucha). Hojicha is not ryokucha nor green.
- elif 3y ago
  That is another way of needlessly essentializing the complexity.. though your distinction between matcha and sencha is not internally coherent with your own ontology. Matcha and Sencha are the same plant, only differing in growing conditions and processing.
  - 3np 3y ago
    I didn't make this up; look it up in the dictionary or ask a native speaker. Several of these words are talking about different aspects of tea. A shincha (fresh) gyokuro (variety+growing method) genmaicha (rice-puffs added; technically doesn't have to involve green tea) is still a sencha (plant+processing) and therefore a ryokucha (plant+color). Listing fukamushi as a "sencha type", but shincha as distinct from sencha, while calling houjicha "green tea" is incorrect and coupled with some quite obscure ones, you just seem to be dropping words without substance. It's like calling rose a "red wine". (obv all of these words are the same plant species) Just like with wine there can be no-end to nitpicking if you're looking for it but you don't need to know anything at all to appreciate it and find what you personally enjoy regardless of what snobs would tell you. You started it, though ;)

ramchip 3y ago

Sencha is a type of green tea