I would like to switch from coffee to green tea, wheres a good place to start?
A.Replacing your daily cups of coffee with Japanese green tea has many benefits. I suggest trying three green teas in the Houjicha family; Houjicha Gold, Houji Kukcha and Houji Genmaicha. In general, Houjicha is similar to coffee in terms of robust flavor, hearty aroma, and a dark color. It is made from the”coarser”part of the tea plant and roasted after the usual green tea steaming process. This produces full-bodied flavor and darker color than other green teas. Any of the Houjicha teas would be a good morning cup of tea. Additionally, Houjicha has the least caffeine of Japanese green teas so you will be reducing the daily intake of caffeine along with the other health benefits of green tea. Another alternative to coffee is Mecha. It is made up of the coarse broken leaves left from processing Sencha and the first appearing baby tea buds which contain vital life-force energy. Mecha brews a hearty strong cup, lighter in color than Houjicha but with more astringency. It would be a good a
