#0738.S2 Yokota Tea Garden #01: Kuki (Stems) Hojicha, Summer Harvest from Sayama, Saitama Net Weight:100g / 3.5 oz classic Yabukita sencha from Tarui

classic Yabukita sencha from Tarui Tea Farms

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While gyokuro is harvested at the same time as other spring teas

#0738.S2 Yokota Tea Garden #01: Kuki (Stems) Hojicha, Summer Harvest from Sayama, Saitama Net Weight:100g / 3.5 oz classic Yabukita sencha from TaruiPerhaps you are familiar with a hojicha but exactly is a kuki hojicha? A kukicha (twig tea), or stem tea, is made with parts of the tea plant that is usually not used for making the most common type of green tea such as sencha. So, this tea from Yokota Tea Garden is a roasted stem tea, and specifically with stems stalks coming from their summer harvest in Sayama, Saitama prefecture. Lightly smoky and earthy in flavor, and low in caffeine due to the