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Re:Will Boiling Water Ruin Green Tea? by brianwawok on Friday April 21, 2023 @05:12PM (#35660254)
> Yeah it seems so dried out you wouldn't have too much to worry about.

How about the people touching / sneezing on it in the packaging factory?

Re:Will Boiling Water Ruin Green Tea? by nijave on Friday April 21, 2023 @05:22PM (#35660375)
Not sure about most things transferred via touch/sneeze but I imagine lack of moisture would cause anything living to die fairly quickly.
Re:Will Boiling Water Ruin Green Tea? by anjel on Saturday April 22, 2023 @07:25AM (#35665419)
Except aflatoxin.
Re:Will Boiling Water Ruin Green Tea? by elif on Friday April 21, 2023 @07:00PM (#35661392)
If you source your green tea from a Japanese tea farm, this is really not a concern. Farm workers all wear gloves and masks, and the tea leaves are harvested directly from the tea bushes to a net via a machine.

Additionally, the tea plants are covered by cloth for up to a month before harvest, dramatically reducing the chances of bird droppings.

They are also steamed, rolled, and dried by mechanical devices which remove virtually all moisture.

Re:Will Boiling Water Ruin Green Tea? by yonaguska on Saturday April 22, 2023 @12:07PM (#35667962)
Just a shout out to ikkyu tea, if you buy in bulk and get free shipping, it's a pretty good value for tea that you can trust.