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[[File:Green tea Bancha.jpg|thumb|250px|Bancha]]

[[File:Bancha.jpg|thumb|Bancha]]

Bancha is the second flush of [[Sencha]]. Bancha is a simple everyday tea and qualitatively a bit lower than Sencha. Bancha is harvested from the second flush of Sencha between summer and autumn.

Bancha is the second flush of [[Sencha]]. It's a simple everyday tea and qualitatively a bit lower than Sencha. Bancha is usually harvested from the second flush of Sencha between summer and autumn. But, some higher quality bancha is even harvested in spring.

== Brewing==

== Brewing==

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.

== See also ==

== See also ==

* [[Shincha]]

* [[Shincha]]

* [[Sencha]]

* [[Sencha]]

[[Category: Green tea]]

[[Category: Green tea]]

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