Badia Green Tea, 10 Bags

Green Tea is a clean, lightly caffeinated infusion of dried Camellia sinensis leaves, brewed for an everyday cup with a grassy, slightly vegetal finish. The pour is pale gold-green, smooth when steeped correctly, and works equally well hot or iced.

How to Brew

This is the part most people get wrong: do not use boiling water. Steep one bag in 8 oz of water at 170–180°F for 2 to 3 minutes. Hotter water and longer steeping pull out tannins and turn the cup bitter. For iced green tea, brew at the right temperature, chill, and add lemon or a sprig of mint.

When to Drink

Morning or early afternoon. A good companion to sushi, dim sum, grilled fish, fresh fruit, or anything with a delicate flavor that black tea would overwhelm.

Skip the sugar; a thin slice of lemon is all it needs.

Traditional Use

Green tea has been the daily cup of China, Japan, Korea, and much of East Asia for over a thousand years — served before, during, and after meals to refresh the palate between bites. Moroccan mint tea is built on a green tea base. In recent decades it has become a global staple, sipped from Casablanca to Caracas to Miami.

10 individually wrapped bags, $0.20 each.

Ships from Doral, FL.