A bag of silk tea or tea bags Pyramid SacheSilk
A bag of silk tea or tea bags Pyramid SacheSilk
n raised mainly for bottles of water and packaging; As with the Nylon, the issue of pet tea bags has not been investigated and only speculative works on the subject have been written.
A bag of silk tea or tea bags Pyramid SacheSilk, such as Harney and Sons, are more expensive, but they are biodegradable. Picture of Public Domain by Shaddack.
More sustainable alternatives to nylon tea bags.
Loose sheet tea is the best option in terms of sustainability, since it minimizes the packaging. The best option is a loose tea packaged in biodegradable materials or reusable containers as metal cans. The loose tea also offers the advantages of the upper flavor and the best price, as it is paying mainly for tea instead of packaging.
If you are going to buy tea bags or envelopes, it is better to buy tea bags made of paper, silk or cotton, as they are completely biodegradable. Paper or silk tend to be more common, although silk tends to be more expensive. Be careful, since some companies use non-biodegradable sealants such as plastics in paper tea bags.
The tea for today's review is an organic subchate of Shizuoka prefecture.
It comes sealed in a vacuum in a bag of 100 grams and has an organic certification label JAS.
the website does not mention the cultivar, so I guess it is probably Yabukita because that is the most common in Japan.
Let the tasting of tea begin starting.
After opening the bag, I felt a sweet scent with a touch of citrus. It feels quite fresh.
The leaves are tightly rolled and have a good green color, but unfortunately, a good part of them is considerably divided.
On the product page, the company recommends a lower temperature. But for the sake of comparing with other steanas, I will use 60 ml (2 oz) of water at 80 ° C with 4 grams of tea leaves to be infused for one minute.
I used my kyusu for the elaboration of beer, has a fine mesh that is useful to filter small pieces of leaves.
After the time finished and served a cup of tea, I paid attention to the wet leaves. The aroma is very simple: vegetable with a touch of seaweed.
OCHA and co organic stew elaborated that the liquor has a pale green ingenuity.