1. Bamboo shoots and tea are high in antioxidants as well as other vitamins and minerals that help maintain a healthy lifestyle.
2. Bamboo Leaf Tea quickly rehydrates the body making it a great after workout drink.
3. The tea aids digestion and may help in detoxifying the body. Because of these properties it is widely used in Asia as a tea for weight loss.
I find this interesting even though real tea and some other herbal beverages also have these same benefits. The producers also promote the content of silica and a tiny amount of fiber in each cup. Bamboo leaves do not contain caffeine which makes it a nice late evening sipper for me. For any readers interested in learning more about bamboo's use as a medicine please check out this great link that was recently shared with me by my acupuncturist friend Seth P. http://www.itmonline.org/arts/bamboo.htm.
The real reason I purchased these leaves is because I wanted to know what they would taste like. So here is my review:
It looks like dried grass and has a sweet, nutty, grassy aroma.
I've found that it's very hard to oversteep these leaves. A five minute, boiling hot, one quarter full gaiwan will pour a pale moon yellow and have a clean, bright aroma.
"Grassy in a good way" is probably the best way I can describe it. It reminds me a lot of Japanese Bancha green tea. It has light to medium body and brothiness depending on how long you steep it. The subtle nutty notes are more present in the aroma than in the mouth. I enjoy the flavor of Bamboo leaf tea.
It can be steeped twice to good effect but three times is "pushing it too far" in my experience.
It can be steeped twice to good effect but three times is "pushing it too far" in my experience.
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Hi,Konnichiwa,Brett.
In the mountain,after I cut leaves of low bamboo bushes/熊笹,I
roasted lightly and the leaves boiled in the kettle.
The taste is little sweet.
I've never tasted this, so I will have to try it out!
This looks intriguing; I had heard of bamboo leaf tea but never read in-depth about someone's experience with it before reading this post of yours, so thanks!
I'd be skeptical of these health claims. A red flag for me was the phrase "may help in detoxifying the body". From what I know of science and medicine and the body, "detox" is a rather bogus concept that is used primarily as a marketing fad. Maybe I can write more about this soon.
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