Frequently asked questions
What's tea?
The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a native plant from Southeast Asia. The young leaves of this plant are used to produce tea. Sinensis is Latin for Chinese. Today tea is grown all over the world in tropical and subtropical regions. White tea, green tea, oolong and black tea are made from these leaves.
The tea plant is an evergreen plant or small tree that can reach a height of 17 m, but is usually pruned below two meters when grown for the leaves. The flowers are yellow white with a diameter of about 2.5–4 cm with 7 or 8 petals.
When a tea bush is four years old, it can be harvested for the first time. For the most refined teas, only the leaf (bud) with the top two young leaves is picked, 'two leaves & a bud'. Fully grown leaves are also used for teas with a more robust taste.
What's coffee?
What do you want to know about coffee?
- Coffee beans are actually not beans, but seeds from the coffee berry.
- Coffee beans are green and change color as they ripen from green to yellow to red.
- Of all the coffee beans in the world, only two are suitable for making coffee: Arabica and Robusta. Javana only sells arabicas .
- The first coffee was found in Ethiopia.
- Coffee contains more aromas than wine.
- The roasting degree says nothing about the caffeine content in the coffee. So a higher intensity does not have to contain more caffeine.
- The longer the coffee is in contact with water, the higher the caffeine content of the coffee.
- Espressos often have a high intensity but contain less caffeine than filter coffee.
- The longer the bean is roasted, the more the coffee tastes bitter, which is why the roasting time is short at JAVANA.
Are there discounts for larger quantities?
When buying 5 kg of coffee (in kg bags), we give a discount of 5%.
When purchasing 1 kg of tea (in kg bag) you will receive a 10% quantity discount.
What's the delivery time?
Our orders leave daily from the store in Bruges. You can therefore normally expect delivery 1 to 2 days after your order. Or 1 week abroad.
When is delilvery for free?
In Belgium we ship your order from €45 for free.
For the Netherlands, France, Germany this is from 100€.
For UK this is €150.
If you would like shipping to other countries, please don't hesitate to contact us for a personal quote.
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