11.26.04
“Japanese” green tea?
This month alone, I’ve received several emails and one un-requested sample in the mail from companies offering Japanese green tea. This would not be so unusual I guess, except that the offers came from China, not Japan. The sample I received had “Japanese Green Tea” written right on it, yet I know it isn’t the real deal because it came in the mail from Hong Kong. It seems that there are a number of Chinese companies out there now that are growing their tea in China, packaging and labeling it in China, and yet offering it as “Japanese green tea.” What’s wrong with this picture? I don’t get what’s Japanese about it at all. I have seen “Japanese style” green tea that was grown in China before, but now it seems some of them are getting rid of the word “style” completely. I’ve also come to realize that Japan imports a lot of green tea from China. So a word to the wise - if it’s real “Japanese” green tea that you are wanting, make sure you know what you are getting.
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