Green tea is best made in a teapot designed for brewing. Although western style teapots are what most people use, spending a little money for a traditional teapot designed especially for green tea work well in the long run.

Why don’t western style teapots work?

Simply put, tea needs to expand when brewing. Only when you give enough room can you get the full flavor. This is the reason that paper filters and tea balls do not work, and western style teapots severely limit the quality and sophistication of the tea.

What kinds of teapots are the best?

The best teapots are hand crafted with green tea in mind. Here is an example:

This is a japanese teapot, otherwise known as “kyusu”. It has proper cooling mechanisms and room for tea expansion, along with a style clearly suited for the green tea drinking mood. However, as a reader you may not want to settle, and want to go above and beyond.

Here is a basic set of chinese traditional tea set:

Basic tea set

This set matches in color and mood, with the teapot clearly prepared with tea expansion in mind, and cubs and bowls for drinking.

The tea set presented above include a Chinese Green Teapot. The principle is the same as the japanese version, except that if you use this kind of teapot, it is traditional to also use a tray to trap the tea/water that fell to the side. The tray should be old looking and stained with tea color for best sophiscation. To do this, cover the tray with hot tea for a few days.

The best green teapots allow the flavour of the tea to expand while also providing an atmosphere of calmness and timelessness.

Enjoy!

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