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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. | 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 == | ||
* [[Matcha]] | * [[Matcha]] | ||