Green tea -- how to make it right?! (12)

1 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2006-12-26 04:29 ID:CUhnpq9B

So I got some of that green tea that you make ~by the cup~, and I just can't seem to make it right. I went to my Japanese teacher's house one day and had some green tea while I was there. It was pleasant and GREEN unlike my tea. I notice that when I pour the water in and let it steep, the tea does stay green until I disturb it. As soon as I try to remove the tea bag or move it in any way, orange-ish stuff comes running out of it which I'm assuming is the reason for the extremely bitter taste I'm getting, which I'm guessing isn't the "naturally sweet" taste I'm supposed to be getting. And of course it leaves the tea an orange-ish color. What am I doing wrong?

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