PURPOSE: To prepare an instant powdery tea having excellent solubility and exhibiting the flavor, taste and appearance similar to those of common tea drink prepared by extracting tea leaves represented by green tea, GEMNAI-CHA (coarse green tea mixed with roasted popped rice), heated tea, oolong tea and black tea.

CONSTITUTION: Liquid extracted from tea leaves is concentrated by reverse osmosis membrane treatment, powdery tea is added and mixed to the concentrate and the obtained mixture is frozen in a state containing air. The frozen product is graded and freeze-dried or freeze-dried and graded to obtain the objective instant powdery tea.