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-'''Kabusecha''' is a shaded Japanese green tea that is mainly processed into matcha. Sometimes, however, Tencha is also infused directly as tea or used for cooking and baking. In the latter case, however, it is used more as a decorative element.
+Kabusecha ( かぶせ茶), sometimes also called Kabuse Sencha, is a shaded Japanese [[green tea]]. For kabusecha, the tea bushes are covered with nets called "kabuse" one week before harvesting, which filter about half of the incoming sunlight. Kabusecha is shaded for about a week, while [[Gyokuro]] for comparison, is shaded for up to three weeks. Shading causes the tea plants to produce more chlorophyll and [[catechins]] to be broken down, resulting in a milder taste and a strong green colour.
-== Production of Tencha ==
-Tea leaves for Tencha are briefly steamed but, unlike other Japanese green teas, dried without being rolled. The stems and vains are then removed so that only the pure leaves remain. Tencha is comparable in quality and taste to [[Gyokuro]] as both are intensively shaded before harvesting and thus have similar characteristics.
 == Other shaded teas ==
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 == Buy Kabusecha ==
-* [https://www.teamania.ch/en/hageshi-matcha/ Matcha containing Okumidori cultivar]
+* [https://www.teamania.ch/kawane-tsuyuhikari-kabuse-sencha/ Organic Kabusecha from Kawane]
 [[Category:Cultivar]]