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Originally Posted by astra
Cuppa #6
Kabusecha.
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For the coffee lovers:
Kabusecha (冠茶
?), literally "covered tea," is a type of Japanese
Sencha. Its name describes the fact that, about a week before the tea leaf buds are picked in the spring, the plantation is covered with a screen to cut out the direct sunlight. This shading produces a milder tea than standard sencha. The shaded tea known as
gyokuro differs from kabusecha in that it is shaded for a longer period: about 20 days.
[1] Special nets (kabuse) are hung over the plants to obtain a natural shade without completely letting out sunlight. Kabusecha Sencha has a mellower flavor and more subtle color than Sencha grown in direct sunlight.
You can realize the level of sophistication of these tea addicts. I just had a flash. Of being surrounded by an horde of ProCrash's and Astra's and of being able to stop them cold lifting up, high over my head, a tea bag of Lipton Tea.
This is my swan song. Tomorrow Big girl goes to a conference in Lisbon and I will be completely in the small but tenacious hands of Little girl.