Bancha is a strong, rustic Japanese green tea, made with large whole tea leaves from the second harvest of the tea tree. It is considered to be a low, or common, grade.

Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Categories: Beverage Green tea
Also known as:
Japanese: 番茶
Wikidata ID: Q789960
Wikipedia title: Bancha
References:
Wikipedia article: Bancha
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995
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