Tea
Green tea
Green tea is tea made from unoxidised leaves, giving a lighter colour and a more vegetal flavour than black tea.
What it means for a café
The item most often brewed badly in a café, because boiling water scorches it and the same urn serves everything. A shop that gets water temperature right for tea is usually one paying attention across the board.
This page describes green tea in general. It is not a description of any particular chain’s recipe, and the photograph is not of any named company’s product.
- Oxidation
- Minimal
- Brew temperature
- Below boiling, around 70–80°C
- Caffeine
- Lower than coffee
More tea
Matcha latte
A matcha latte is powdered green tea whisked with water and combined with steamed milk, served hot or over ice.
Masala chai
Masala chai is black tea brewed with milk, sugar and spices such as cardamom, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
Iced tea
Iced tea is tea served chilled over ice, either brewed hot and cooled or brewed cold, and often sweetened or flavoured with fruit.
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