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Authentic asian teas, organic black tea and tea making accessories.
 
Just a few suggestions...
For the perfect cup of green tea...
 
Brewing Methods
Your water should be very hot - but not boiling.
Generally, start with about one teaspoon of tea for each cup of water. (Personal preferences vary greatly.) It is preferable to use ceramic rather than aluminum or metal brewing containers.
 
Allow tea to steep till it reaches your personal preference. Taste after about 1 minutes to test. If allowed to brew for an excessive period of time - say, over half an hour - it will develop a bitter taste. When brewed, green tea is a yellow color. It is refreshing and uplifting.
 
We recommend adding a little of our organic Australian honey as the perfect compliment.
Authentic Asian green teas can be used for a second steeping.
 
Health Benefits - the short story.
Improves you metabolism - flushing out fat from your body.
Improves mental concentration and alertness.
 
The Long - Scientific - Explanation.
Green tea is such a powerful drink because of the antioxidants it contains. The antioxidants that are responsible for most of the health benefits of green tea are called polyphenols and these are considered to be the most effective of all the antioxidants. Green tea is particularly rich in a subgroup of polyphenols called catechins, containing between fifteen and thirty percent of catechin content.
There are four main catechin substances – EC, ECg, EGC, and EGCG, with EGCG or epigallocatechin gallate being the most powerful. EGCG is an antioxidant that is approximately 25 to 100 times more powerful than vitamin C or vitamin E. EGCG has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, kill cancer cells without hurting healthy tissue, lower the levels of bad cholesterol, and also to help stop abnormal blood clots from forming.
How Green Tea is Processed
Green tea is processed differently to other forms of tea. For green tea, the leaves are steamed immediately after picking before being rolled and dried, and this stops the EGCG compound from being oxidised and lost. By contrast, black teas are made from tea leaves that are withered by exposure to the air before being fermented, and this causes EGCG to be converted into other, less effective, compounds.
 
 
 
 
The BIG cup!
Can hold the equivalent of two cups of tea, coffee or hot chocolate...

(4 available)
Price: $5.00
Chinese GUNPOWDER Green Tea - 125 grams paper and card box packaging
Gunpowder tea
Lo Chu Ch’a, Zhu Cha, 珠茶
(Chinese Green Tea)

Gunpowder tea (珠茶; pinyin: zhū chá) is a form of green Chinese tea produced in Zhejiang Province of China in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet. Gunpowder tea production dates back to the Tang Dynasty. Rolling renders the leaves less susceptible to physical damage and breakage and allows them to retain more of their flavour and aroma. Pingshui Gunpowder (平水珠茶) is the original and most common variety of Gunpowder tea with larger pearls, better color, and a more aromatic infusion, which is commonly sold as Temple of Heaven Gunpowder, a common brand of this tea variety.

Why it is called “Gunpowder”
The origin of the English term “Gunpowder Tea” may come from the Mandarin Chinese term gāng paò de (剛泡的), simply meaning "freshly brewed," which sounds like the English word "gunpowder." More likely, however, the English name derives from the tea's similarity in appearance to actual gunpowder: grayish, dark pellets of irregular shape used as explosive propellant for early guns. The name may also have arisen from the fact that the grey-green leaf is tightly rolled into a tiny pellet and "explodes" into a long leaf upon being steeped in hot water.
Price: $2.00
Chinese GUNPOWDER Green Tea - 250 grams paper and card box packaging
Same product as above, just a larger quantity.
Price: $4.00
Jasmin Tea - 150 grams in tin cannister
Green tea married with jasmine flowers. Lighter, more subtle flavour.

In a sealed foil package inside an attractive re-usable green cannister. Excellent for keeping your tea leaves protected from moisture.
Price: $5.00
“Just Organic” Organic Black Tea
organic def: 1 grown as nature intended with no chemicals or additives, an altogether better way to eat or drink.

Organic black tea chosen for its unique, satisfying and refreshing flavour, organically grown and cultivated without the use of pesticides, herbicides or artificial chemical fertilizers.

FAIRTRADE - Guarantees a better deal for Third World Producers

NASAA CERTIFIED ORGANIC

By choosing Just Organic Tea, you are supporting Fairtrade for farmers and workers in developing communities through fair wages, fair pricing and economic education. Not only are you assisting their family’s future, you are also benefiting from the increased funds and skills used to make this the perfect cup of tea.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

50 individual tea bags, 100g total tea weight
Price: $5.00
Large Hinged Tea Ball - 7cm diameter
(To use with loose tea leaves that are not presented in tea bags.)

Fill hall of ball with dried tea leaves. Close clasp and lower into teapot. (Leaves will swell and brew to fill entire tea ball.) Has small chain attached that can be looped around teapot handle for easy retrieval.
Price: $5.00
Small Hinged Tea Ball - 5cm diameter
(To use with loose tea leaves that are not presented in tea bags.)

Fill hall of ball with dried tea leaves. Close clasp and lower into teapot. (Leaves will swell and brew to fill entire tea ball.) Has small chain attached that can be looped around teapot handle for easy retrieval.
Price: $4.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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