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Gunpowder Organic Green Tea


Gunpowder, Organic Green Tea
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One of China's best-known teas, Gunpowder, is produced in the Zhejiang Province in eastern China. This tea was originally rolled into pellets (resembling gunpowder) to help keep it fresh for as long as possible on the long journey across the oceans.

The olive-green pellets, when brewed, unfurl into a long green leaf, with a pale green cup and a distinctive vegetal aroma. This certified organic Gunpowder is light, smooth and non-astringent, with just a touch of earthiness.

Brew tea at 180º - steep for 2 minutes.

Gunpowder tea pairs well with recipes for fish and smoked meats, and is excellent in salad dressings, sauces and spice blends.


Spicy Green Tea Dressing with Lemon and Basil
Ingredients:
1 tsp Gunpowder green tea
½ cup water
1 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced
2 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 cloves garlic
½ small jalapeno chili pepper, seeded and minced
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp white pepper

Heat water to 180°. Place tea in the water, cover, and steep for 3 minutes. Strain and cool. Place brewed tea and all other ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a glass bottle and use right away. This dressing can be refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Customer Reviews
wish I could love it 6/27/2017
I really wanted to like this tea. I was used to Vietnamese tea but thought I would try something different. I found this tea stronger than I liked and lacking in subtle flavors that make drinking green tea a calming, pleasant experience.
- STEPHANIE ROSS, OH
 
Subtle flavor, Smoky 2/17/2017
This tea has a full-bodied, smoky aroma that is very flavorful and yet very subtle. I am really enjoying the uniqueness of this one.
ANTHONY DEMATTEO
 
Perfect Flavor! 12/26/2016
Gave this Organic Gunpowder Green Tea to my husband as a gift, he likes it better than any other of the numerous green teas hes ever had. I find it to be a smooth flavor as the description says and not bitter like others Ive tried. Got 3 steepings out of 1 teaspoon, very nice !
- Tina B., NH
 
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