How To Make Delicious Cup Of Green Tea

Tea has become a very common medium to refreshment and just not only this but people has become addicted of tea but the thing to worry is that tea is not good for health if consumed in excess quantity. So the Question rises, Is there any alternative to it ? Yes there is an fabulous alternative to tea that is using Green Tea instead of ordinary Tea. There are so much advantages of adopting Green Tea over ordinary Tea and the most good one is it is healthy for our body in several ways.

Once I was reading in a magazine about Green Tea and there were few amazing health benefits of Green Tea such as it boosts the energy level and metabolism rate, besides this it is very good option for those who are conscious about their weight, ie helps in loosing weight. Green Tea is super fat burner and also reduces the cholesterol. The people who are beauty conscious they are also benefited by the Green Tea as it is also have a long list of beauty and anti aging benefits. It is even superb for the skin and also have many more benefits which you can read in my previous post about Green Tea that was 10 Amazing Health Benefits of Green Tea.

Now the most important part of our today's article is How to make Green Tea which would taste delicious and is also good for the health. There are several points that are to be taken care while preparing a cup of green tea in order to enjoy the Green Tea as a delirious means of refreshment. This article would guide you to prepare a perfect cup of Green Tea.

Preparing Delicious Cup of Green Tea

Now we will step by step go through the right procedure to prepare the Green Tea, But before starting lets clear something important that is base of preparing Green Tea. So, what you think what is the basic component for preparing tea ?, Obviously it is water.

Generally, the best type of water to use in making green tea is soft water (low in calcium and other minerals) that is very slightly acidic. If using tap water, it is best to boil it first to remove any chlorine odor. If using bottled mineral water, hard water (high in calcium or magnesium) should be avoided.

Ingredients:

One Tea Spoon Green Leaves
One cup of Water

Steps To Prepare Green Tea :

Step 1. Take a cup of water which you consider good for preparing Green Tea as specified above, pour it to a kettle and heat it to 180°F or 80°C. I would like to suggest you not to use microwave to heat the water as it can make water unfit for Green Tea.

Step 2. Now fill a tea strainer or sieve with one tea spoon of Green Leaves and place it on the glass in which we are gonna prepare the Green Tea.

Step 3. Slowly pour the hot water into the Glass or mug, you should not use extreme hot water, steep the strainer into the hot water for 2-3 minutes, No longer as steeping the tea leaves for longer can make your tea taste bitter.

Step 4. Now remove the tea strainer from the mug and let it cool down for a few moments and your delicious cup of Green Tea is ready.

For taste you can add honey to the cup of your Green Tea.

Do You Know?

Never steep the tea leaves for any longer as it makes your tea taste bitter.
Also never steep the tea leaves in extreme hot water.
Tea connoisseurs do not recommend the usage of microwave to heat the water.
Never touch your green tea leaves with your fingers and always you a clean spoon while preparing as they are very sensitive and can easily lack freshness and nutrition.
Drink your green tea only when it is warm or little hot and freshly made.
Do not drink cold tea as there are chances that it will hurt your organs.
Also do not drink the liquid tea after 5pm as you cannot have a good sleep and this may lead to insomnia.