Hōjicha is a Japanese tea variation that is closely synonym to what roasted bancha is. Most commonly lower grade leaf is used, and in order to enhance its flavour, it is processed by roasting, resulting in a sweet and toasty aroma.Contemporarily higher grade tea leaf or twigs are also used for the production of hōjicha. Hōjicha …
WHAT HŌJICHA IS AND HOW IT RELATES TO ROASTED BANCHA. Read More »
Bancha in general is considered as the regular house tea, available in a standard Japanese household. This tea lends itself to consumption at any given time of day and may be prepared in larger volumes at once, for batch that lasts the whole day. However, when mentioning bancha to a Japanese person, depending on the region they grew up, …
“BANCHA” — A GENERIC TERM FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TEA. Read More »
Bancha is generally perceived as a low grade and low cost tea, and is thus considered of lesser quality and flavor. Due to this conception, bancha has lost a lot of it’s charm as a potential high-standard tea. I believe that bancha, when considered as a tea family in itself, has just as much potential, …
5 REASONS WHY BANCHA IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR YOUR DAILY CUP. Read More »
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