From what I understand, green tea refers too all tea leaves with the shortest to no fermentation (in comparison to oolong and black tea, both of which have some amount of fermentation time).
Green tea can be of single origin or blended (e.g. Uji, Kyushu, etc) .
Loose leaf green tea can be Sencha (single or blended).
If you shade the plant for three weeks prior to picking then steam and roll it, it is Gyokuro.
If you only steam it but not roll it, it is Tencha, which is a raw ingredient for grinding into Matcha. So Matcha is made using green tea, which ultimately a type of green tea.
From what I learn from you, I expound that certain grinding techniques are trade secrets by Japanese companies so that they could retain their prestige (I usually think of DOC and DOCG standards found in Italian food industry when it comes to this).
And some, especially overseas companies, are not necessarily following the techniques accepted in the industry and instead relying on cheaper alternatives.
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心得！（敲碗From what I understand, green tea refers too all tea leaves with the shortest to no fermentation (in comparison to oolong and black tea, both of which have some amount of fermentation time).
Green tea can be of single origin or blended (e.g. Uji, Kyushu, etc)
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If you shade the plant for three weeks prior to picking then steam and roll it, it is Gyokuro.
If you only steam it but not roll it, it is Tencha, which is a raw ingredient for grinding into Matcha. So Matcha is made using green tea, which ultimately a type of green tea.