From Tân Cương in Thái Nguyên province, this is the most famous tea in Vietnam. You will find at least one person selling fish hook green tea on the sidewalk of every street in the old quarter in Hanoi.
 
Fish hook green teas from Thái Nguyên are appreciated for their thick body, medium-strong bitterness/ astringency and intense, lasting sweetness/ young rice "cốm" fragrance. Fish hook green tea is fast infusing and will lend a strong brew quickly.
 
Brew it with quick steeps at 80-90 degrees or do as the locals do and brew it strong at 75-90 degrees for long steeps or grandpa style.
 
Picking Standard: 1 bud, 2 leaves
Region: Tân Cương, Thái Nguyên
Elevation: 200-400m