How do you make Green Tea taste better?

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  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    As others have said - don't use boiling water. It burns the leaves and makes it bitter.
  • eylia
    eylia Posts: 200 Member
    I use a tiny drip of honey if I'm drinking it warm. I like it best iced though, lemon, raspberries and honey are all nice additions then. And another to say I agree that over steeping, or using boiling water make it an entirely different drink.
  • lissaann29078
    lissaann29078 Posts: 53 Member
    I drink tons of tea and use 1 packet of stevia per cup.


    I do the same, and it gives it a great taste.
  • VanilleButterfly
    VanilleButterfly Posts: 5 Member
    I used to hate the taste of green tea, I forced myself to drink it until I liked it!

    If you really can't stand the taste, brands usually do other varieties, such as green tea with jasmine (my personal favourite, tastes quite sweet and smells wonderful!), or with lemon/cranberry, etc. I've seen Twinings (if you live in the UK) do variety packs of green tea, with an assortment of flavours!
  • lauraspberry
    lauraspberry Posts: 655 Member
    I found Twinings Green tea Infused with Mint yummy :flowerforyou:
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    if you don't like it, why drink it? there are loads of other healthy things to drink, life is too short to waste on green tea:drinker:
  • kit_liu
    kit_liu Posts: 22 Member
    Green tea with mint and small amount of honey for taste, lovely hot or cold, planning to try other flavor green teas when this supply runs out.Or put green tea in green smoothies. Plain green tea if made the correct way is delicious anyway.
  • andrewwebb167
    andrewwebb167 Posts: 1
    Try Green Tea Chai made by Higher Living.

    Since I was introduced to it last year I have not bought another brand of Green Tea.

    I usually purchase mine from Tesco or www.higherlivingherbs.com
  • allergictodiets
    allergictodiets Posts: 233 Member
    Cook it right.

    "For example, boiling water is too hot for white and green teas and will make them taste bitter. Letting the tea leaves sit for too long in water can also make your tea taste bitter or harsh."

    http://www.teavana.com/tea-info/new-to-tea

    I like my green tea plain with no sweetener but not if it's been made wrong.

    Basically this. Usually the plain bagged green tea can survive temperatures up to 90 degrees, but there are some sorts that you have to prepare with water cooled down to 70 degrees and you cannot let it brew for longer than a minute, otherwise it will get bitter.
  • BlackandWhitePhotoOp
    BlackandWhitePhotoOp Posts: 308 Member
    I add a little honey to my green tea. Also, if you don't like it hot, you can have it cold ( like iced tea). Lemon is also good in hot green tea.

    :drinker:
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I think the best way is for it to have cooled down quite a bit, the flavour is less 'full' and much more palatable - its an acquired taste but persevere and you will come to love it :)

    I prefer it weak, just dunk the bag in for 30 secs rather than 3 mins - much better!
  • 0800ella
    0800ella Posts: 1
    If you shop around you can find green tea with lemon or bergamot tea bags. Or you could add a slice of lemon. To help get rid of the bitter taste, I put 1/4 cold water in a cup, then the boiled water, THEN put the tea bag in the water. Leave it to brew for a couple minutes.
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
    The flavored green tea is better. If you really want a good green tea and can afford it check Teavana.com or Amanzi.com and get Gyokuro Genmeicha. This is a loose leaf green tea and is awesome.

    Bagged green tea does not have the best flavor or the best benefits. Switching to a loose leaf tea you will get better benefits and better flavor. Keep in mind that with a looseleaf tea you can steep it more than once. So don't freak over the price. I made this the other day and steeped it three times with the same flavor.

    There are also flavored green teas that are much nicer.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,078 Member
    You've received a lot of good tips, and the few of mine aside of one are included in them. The only other thing I can think of is to try making the green tea with another tea, possibly an herbal one you like as it'll still do well with lower heat. The heat levels would be different for black teas, not sure on others. You may find if you use the whole tea (use an infuser with the leaves inside instead of a bag) you'll enjoy the flavor more. Honestly, if you don't find an idea here that works, taking a supplement would be the best way to go.
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
    I drink flavoured green teas - mint or fruit and ice cold. Some plain green tea with lemon wedge ice cold is quite refreshing

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