There has been a craze for drinking Green Tea due to its health benefits. There are various kinds of green teas. Tea in green color is not really green tea! The most popular green tea originates from Japan which is known as "Sencha Meicha". I have been buying green tea bags from Spinneys supermarket known with a brand-name "Clearspring", costing about 3o Dirhams for 20 bags. I was sure that it should be much cheaper if I buy loose tea powder rather than tea bags. I couldn't find a place to buy loose green tea.
Recently, when I visited Dubai Mall, accidentally I found a tea shop by name TWG Tea which was selling loose green tea. When I enquired about loose green tea, they showed me
'Sencha Meicha" green tea costing about 85 Dirahams per 50 grams, which is good enough to make 20 cups of tea. I bought 50 grams and have been trying the same since last week, it seems to be very good in quality. The shopkeeper also showed me another premium tea called "Gyokuro Samurai" costing some 280 Dirhams for 50 grams!! That is more expensive than Silver if not Gold!
I believe there are very few mountains in Japan suitable to produce such high premium green tea (absolute natural advantage, right amount of weather conditions). I am sure one of them produces this 'Gyokuro Samurai'. "Sencha" is the most famous green tea selection. I am happy with 'Sencha'. I am sure there must be premium green tea brands in India (perhaps in Darjeling?).
Premium tea is something which can bring lots of profit to its growers. I am sure our Indian farmers producing potatoes and tomatoes can never achieve such financial success as that of Green Tea growers in Japan. Indian farmers should also look out for some commercial crops like green tea. After all, each country has its own right to produce what is beneficial to their economies (Michael Poter's Competitive Advantage of Nations?!).
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