Strawberry Green Tea
Green tea
4.2/5 · FindMeTea score
About this tea
Strawberry Green Tea is a flavored green tea that layers the bright, candy-sweet, slightly tart aroma of strawberry onto a mild green tea base. It is one of the most searched and most ordered flavored teas anywhere bubble tea is sold, prized for tasting like dessert while staying light and refreshing. The green tea underneath keeps things from tipping into pure sugar — its gentle grassy edge and natural bitterness balance the fruit so the cup reads as juicy and fresh rather than syrupy. Served hot it is soft and fragrant like a strawberry candy steeped in warm water; served iced or blended it becomes a café and bubble-tea staple, often dressed up with popping boba, fresh strawberry slices, or a milk foam top. Most commercial versions are made by scenting a neutral, low-astringency green tea with natural or nature-identical strawberry flavor, sometimes with freeze-dried strawberry pieces added for visual appeal and extra aroma.
How to brew: 80°C, 2.5 min, 2 g per cup.
Caffeine
Medium
How to brew
Flavor notes
fruity, sweet, vegetal, fresh
Often associated with
Gentle energy, Fresh feeling
Best time to enjoy
Morning, Mid-afternoon, Afternoon
Tags
Where to find it in United States
Where to find it in United StatesNear Columbus
- Posh Teatime Co.Other Green tea
Columbus · Franklinton, West Broad Street
Jasmine Pearl Green Tea
from US$ 14.95· 4 oz
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Philadelphia · Reading Terminal Market
Pinhead Gunpowder China Green Tea
from US$ 1.99· 1 oz
In storeOnline51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107See the shop → - Tippecanoe Herbs and ApothecaryOther Green tea
Milwaukee · Bay View, S Kinnickinnic Ave
Tea - Gunpowder Green
US$ 2.50· 1 oz
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Seattle · Chinatown-International District (also University District)
Organic Jasmine Tea
from US$ 41· 1 lb
In storeOnline506 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104See the shop → - Old City CoffeeOther Green tea
Philadelphia · Old City · Reading Terminal Market
Sencha Green
US$ 11· 4 oz
In storeOnline221 Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106See the shop →
Origin & Production
Strawberry green tea is not tied to a single tea-growing terroir — it is a flavored blend built on an everyday green tea base, most commonly Chinese sencha-style or Zhejiang green tea chosen for being mild and only lightly grassy so it does not fight with the fruit. The strawberry character comes from natural or nature-identical fruit flavoring sprayed or tumbled onto the dry leaf, frequently combined with small pieces of freeze-dried strawberry or red flower petals to signal the flavor visually. Unlike fruit teas that lean tart or tangy, strawberry blends are formulated to taste closer to ripe fruit and confection, which is part of why the flavor performs so well with younger drinkers and in milk-tea formats. The style rose alongside the global bubble-tea boom out of Taiwan in the late 20th century and is now one of the default fruit flavors on tea-shop menus from Taipei to Los Angeles to Madrid.
Production process
Green tea base production
Fresh tea leaves are briefly withered, then pan-fired or steamed to halt oxidation, preserving a clean, mildly grassy character that will carry sweet fruit flavor without clashing against it.
Drying and grading
Leaves are dried and sorted by size and astringency. A soft, low-bitterness grade is favored as the canvas for fruit flavoring, rather than a sharp, high-catechin leaf that would compete with the strawberry note.
Strawberry flavoring application
Natural or nature-identical strawberry aroma is sprayed or tumbled onto the dry leaf in sealed scenting drums, letting the volatile fruity compounds bind to the leaf surface over several hours.
Garnishing with strawberry pieces
Many blends fold in small pieces of freeze-dried strawberry, red cornflower petals, or rose petals after scenting, both to deepen aroma and to give the dry leaf an appealing pink-and-red flecked look.
Resting and packaging
The scented tea rests in sealed, airtight containers for one to two weeks so the aroma fully integrates into the leaf before being packed into tins, pouches, or tea bags, or shipped in bulk to bubble-tea suppliers as a syrup base.
Bubble-tea syrup adaptation
For cafe and boba use, the brewed tea is frequently combined with strawberry syrup or puree at the counter, layering fresh fruit sweetness on top of the already-flavored leaf for a more intense, drink-shop-style strawberry profile.
- Free
- Sundays
- 2 min
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History & Tradition
Strawberry green tea is a modern flavored-tea creation rather than an ancient style, but it draws on a centuries-old Chinese tradition of scenting green tea with flowers and fruit, and it rode the rise of Taiwanese bubble tea and global flavored iced-tea culture to become one of the most ordered fruit teas on the planet.
Roots of scented tea
Chinese tea makers began layering aroma onto green tea by scenting it with flowers such as jasmine and osmanthus, establishing the fundamental technique that fruit-flavored teas like strawberry green tea would later borrow.
Taiwanese bubble tea is born
Tea shops in Taichung, Taiwan began shaking cold tea with milk, syrups, and tapioca pearls, launching the bubble-tea movement that would later make flavored green teas like strawberry into menu staples worldwide.
Flavored green tea goes commercial
As ready-to-drink iced tea exploded in Asia and North America, tea companies began mass-producing fruit-scented green teas, with berry and stone-fruit flavors among the first to be offered alongside classics like jasmine.
Strawberry becomes a bubble-tea signature
As bubble-tea chains expanded internationally, strawberry green tea — often blended with milk foam or popping boba — became one of the most photographed and most ordered fruit teas, helped by its candy-pink color and dessert-like sweetness.
A top-searched flavored tea
Strawberry green tea is now consistently among the most searched and most ordered flavored teas online, especially with younger and bubble-tea-adjacent audiences, and appears across cafe menus, bottled drinks, and DIY recipe content.
What's in the cup
A green tea underneath
Strawberry green tea is real Camellia sinensis leaf, usually a mild Chinese green chosen for low astringency, with the fruit aroma added afterward. The leaf is what gives the cup its light grassy edge and its body; the strawberry is a scent on top of it, not a replacement for it.
Caffeine, by the catalog
Flavoring does not change the leaf: strawberry green tea sits at level 2 on our 0–3 caffeine scale, the same bracket as sencha or Earl Grey and a step below matcha. Our catalog lists it for the morning, mid-afternoon and afternoon, which is where a level-2 cup belongs.
Brew it cool and short
Our catalog brews it at 80 °C for 2½ minutes with 2 g of leaf per cup. Hotter water or a longer steep pulls bitterness out of the green base and buries the fruit; cooler and shorter keeps the strawberry in front. It also cold-brews well overnight in the refrigerator.
Sweet without syrup
The strawberry aroma reads as sweetness on the palate, so most people drink the plain brew with little or no sugar and it still tastes like fruit. Bubble-tea shops add syrup or puree on top; at home the leaf alone is enough for a glass that is sweet in flavor and unsweetened in fact.
Hot, iced or shaken
Hot, it is soft and fragrant, like a strawberry candy steeped in warm water. Over ice it turns bright and juicy, and shaken with milk and tapioca pearls it becomes the bubble-tea classic that made the flavor famous. For iced versions brew it stronger than usual so the fruit survives the dilution.
The cup that follows a meal
Warm green tea is the cup that follows a meal in many tea cultures, and a flavored one is no exception: the light bitterness of the leaf clears the palate after sweet or rich food, which is the whole reason for the custom. The strawberry simply makes it a friendlier cup for people who find plain green tea too grassy.
- Free
- Sundays
- 2 min
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Grades & Varieties
Classic loose-leaf blend
Whole or broken green tea leaf scented with natural strawberry flavor, often mixed with freeze-dried strawberry pieces or red petals. Offers the most aromatic, layered cup and works equally well hot or cold-brewed.
Best for
- ✓Hot afternoon tea
- ✓Cold-brew iced tea
- ✓Gifting and tea tins
Tea bag / sachet format
Finely cut green tea and strawberry flavoring sealed into individual bags for fast, consistent, mess-free brewing. Slightly less aromatic than loose leaf but the most convenient everyday option.
Best for
- ✓Office or travel brewing
- ✓Quick iced tea by the glass
- ✓First-time tasters
Bubble-tea syrup base
Strongly brewed strawberry green tea combined with strawberry syrup or puree at the counter, then shaken with ice, milk foam, or boba pearls. The most intense, dessert-like strawberry profile, designed for the bubble-tea menu format.
Best for
- ✓Bubble-tea shop style drinks
- ✓Milk tea and fruit tea blends
- ✓Social-media-worthy iced drinks
Bottled / ready-to-drink
Pre-brewed, bottled strawberry green tea sold cold in shops and vending machines, typically lightly sweetened. The most accessible format and the one many casual drinkers encounter first.
Best for
- ✓On-the-go refreshment
- ✓Hot weather and travel
- ✓Casual, no-brew drinking
Did you know?
Strawberry green tea's candy-pink color and dessert-like sweetness made it one of the most photographed drinks of the Taiwanese bubble-tea boom that began in Taichung in the 1980s — the flavor now consistently ranks among the most searched and ordered flavored teas online.
Foods with this tea
What to Eat with Strawberry Green Tea
Strawberry green tea's candy-sweet, fruity profile loves light pastries, fresh fruit, and creamy bites — think bubble-tea-shop snacking, not heavy meals.
Strawberry Green Tea-Glazed Salmon with Sesame Greens
Pan-seared salmon glazed with a reduced strawberry green tea sauce, served over quick-sautéed sesame greens — a bright, slightly sweet weeknight dinner.
Strawberry Green Tea Mochi Cakes
Soft, chewy mochi cakes infused with brewed strawberry green tea and filled with fresh strawberry — a pink, bubble-tea-shop-inspired treat.
- Free
- Sundays
- 2 min
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Drinks with this tea
Strawberry Green Tea with Mint and Lime
Strawberry green tea steeped at 80°C with crushed mint, a squeeze of lime, and fresh strawberry slices — naturally sweet, light, and easy to drink all day.
Strawberry Green Tea Bubble Tea (Boba)
Cold-shaken strawberry green tea with milk foam and chewy tapioca pearls — a homemade version of the bubble-tea-shop classic.
Strawberry Green Tea Spritz
A bubbly, blush-pink spritz combining strawberry green tea, prosecco, and fresh strawberries — light, fruity, and easy to pour by the pitcher.