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Fukamushicha is deep-steamed green tea.

Ingredients (1 serving):
1 heaped teaspoon (2-3g) organically grown deep-steamed tea
250ml water

100g spaghetti
About 200g clams
1 clove garlic thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil or salad oil
A splash of Japanese sake or white wine
Salt and pepper
Parmesan to serve

Method:
1. De-sanding the clams. Fill a bowl with water and add a teaspoon of salt. Immerse the clams in the water. Put the bowl in the fridge for a couple of hours.
2. Brew sencha fukamushicha, take out the used tea leaves and drain. Please refer to the article
How to brew sencha (steamed green tea)  on this site. Put aside the tea to drink later.
3. Bring some water to boil in a pan. Add a pinch of salt, cook the pasta for about 8 minutes until al dente.
4. Put the oil in a frying pan and fry the sliced garlic over a low heat.
5. Add the desanded clams, cooked pasta and tea leaves to the pan, and cook gentle, before adding a splash of sake or white wine.
Add salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with grated cheese to serve.

*Tea leaves contain caffeine. The diuretic, stimulant and anticancer effects of caffeine intake are clinically recognized. On the other hand, excessive intake of caffeine may have a damaging effect on health. Especially, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children should be careful with the amount of caffeine they intake.

Reference:
農林水産省 カフェインの過剰摂取について
https://www.maff.go.jp/index.html
公益社団法人日本茶業中央会(2013) 新版 茶の機能: ヒト試験から分かった新たな役割 第一刷 一般社団法人農山漁村文化協会
大森正司、阿南豊正、伊勢村護、加藤みゆき、滝口明子、中村羊一郎編(2017) 茶の事典 初版第一刷 朝倉書店
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