1. Warm the pot, both inside and outside. First pour some hot water into the pot and leave it to warm. Then pour hot water over the outside of the pot, including over the spout. Pour away the water in the pot.
2. Put the tea leaves in the pot, a little more than a teaspoon of leaves per cup.
3. Wet the green tea leaves with water at room temperature (not too cold). Green tea tastes bitter if made with boiling water. The perfect temperature is 90 degrees.
4. Boil the kettle. Once it has boiled wait for a moment and then pour hot water on to wet leaves.
5. Leave to stand for a few seconds. This is to cleanse the tea leaves.
6. Pour the first pot of tea away. It will be too bitter.
7. Wet the leaves again with water at room temperature.
8. Add hot water and leave to stand for 2-3 minutes. If you leave to stand for longer, the first pouring will steal all the taste and the second pourings and those thereafter will be weak and uninteresting.
9. Enjoy the perfect cup of green tea
10. When the tea is finished keep the leaves and use them again later (following steps 3 - 9).
11. Tomorrow start again with some new leaves.
Source: Tea house in Hong Kong park, with suggested improvements in search of perfection from Ann Wong
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