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Bancha is steeped at approximately 70 - 80 degrees Celsius for up to 3 minutes. Infusing longer or at a higher temperature will cause the tea to taste bitter because it will extract more catechines. | Bancha is steeped at approximately 70 - 80 degrees Celsius for up to 3 minutes. Infusing longer or at a higher temperature will cause the tea to taste bitter because it will extract more catechines. | ||
== Variants of | == Variants of Bancha == | ||
* [[Awa bancha]] | * [[Awa bancha]] | ||
* [[Kageboshi bancha]] | |||
* [[Kancha]] | |||
* [[Kyobancha]] | |||
* [[Yoshino nikkan bancha]] | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||