A cold cup of green tea nourishes me throughout the year. Years ago I used to brew Japanese green tea and then chill it in the fridge, a long process. But that has become easy with tea packs that can be brewed with room temperature water.
Some of these packages are loose teas, but the ones that are a breeze to use are the tea packs. Simply put in a pitcher of water and let steep in the fridge overnight. If you are unable to find the pre-packaged tea packs, then it is possible to pack up your own teas and steep the teas overnight. I have had good luck with most teas. The only tea I haven't had good success with steeping in the fridge is hojicha.
Here are the tea packs.
What you want to look for when purchasing the tea is "mizudashi" 水出し, the characters on the top right hand side below the name Kunitaro.
And, as these are Japanese-style teas, we don't add any sugar or sweet syrup to the teas. If you are used to drinking Southern-style sweet teas it may take some time adjusting your palate to these. But I find them refreshing and satisfying.
