Why does some green tea have a fishy taste?

Another tea type that can have a fishy taste is green tea. Most likely you got your hands on a Japanese green tea with a seaweed like flavor. In such, case you can conclude that such flavor just isn't your thing. Seaweed like flavors are very common in certain Japanese greens. read more

Green tea sometimes having fishy or bittery taste because of its process and source/origin of green teas. TEAME Teas source green tea from Nilgiri and there is no bitterness in this green tea brand like the other brands have. read more

Green tea with Fishy Taste Another tea type that can have a fishy taste is green tea. Most likely you got your hands on a Japanese green tea with a seaweed like flavor. In such, case you can conclude that such flavor just isn’t your thing. Seaweed like flavors are very common in certain Japanese greens. read more

Not all greens have it. Frontiers organic gunpowder green is my go-to tea and it doesn't ever taste fishy to me. It does taste a fair bit different from sencha though, so you still may not like it. read more