Chinese vs. Japanese green tea in Pictures

tea grown in Uji, Japan

shading the tea while growing is a characteristic distinctive to Japanese tea growing practices

tea grown in Uji, Japan

close-up to tea leaves growing in a shaded area in Uji, Japan.

matcha tea grinding in Uji, Japan

a machine grinding the tea leaf into a powder for matcha tea.

freshly picked leaves in China

a basket of freshly picked tea leaves in Anhui, China.

hand firing green tea in China

a woman in a small village green tea workshop hand fires the green tea in Anhui, China.

hand-pressing tea leaves

in a small village workshop, a man hand-presses green tea leaves for their desired finished shape.

finished green tea in China

freshly pressed tai ping hou kui style green tea leaves in Anhui, China.

To hear to me discuss more in depth key distinctions between Chinese and Japanese green teas, you can listen to this interview I did with Evan Kleinman on public radio for “Good Food” on KCRW.