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Iced Hojicha Pumpkin Latte Recipe

What is hojicha powder? Hojicha powder is roasted green tea, stone-ground into a fine powder. The leaves are roasted at high temperature, which gives the tea an amber colour and a nutty, roasted ta...

Hojicha Fig Latte with Homemade Fig Syrup

Hojicha is Japanese green tea that has been roasted, which gives it a toasty, warm depth. The fig syrup brings a jammy sweetness, and coconut milk softens the whole glass. It is a drink you can mak...

Hojicha Iced Latte Recipe: Warm and Iced, with Syrup Pairings

Hojicha is roasted Japanese green tea, finely ground into powder. Roasting shifts the leaf from green to amber-brown and brings out warm, nutty, cacao-like notes in place of the grassy freshness ty...

Iced Hojicha Strawberry Latte Recipe: Japanese Hojicha with Homemade Strawberry Syrup

Hojicha Strawberry Iced Latte pairs the roasted depth of hojicha with the brightness of ripe strawberries. We've put together 3 versions of the strawberry syrup: a classic cooked syrup, a quick ble...

HOJICHA CLOUD RECIPE: ICED HOJICHA WITH CREAM

Hojicha Cloud is a layered iced drink made from roasted Japanese tea, whipped into cream and poured slowly over coconut water and ice. What Is Hojicha Hojicha is a roasted Japanese green tea. Unlik...

Hojicha vs Matcha

Two Japanese green teas, two different leaves Both hojicha and matcha are Japanese green teas - but they look, taste, and feel very different. Hojicha is roasted green tea. Made from leaves and s...

Hojicha Powder Guide: What It Is and How to Prepare It

Hojicha Powder Recipes Guide Hojicha powder is roasted Japanese green tea, finely ground into powder. Warm, nutty, and naturally low in caffeine, it prepares the same way matcha does — sifted, then...

Japanese Tea Guideline

Japanese tea export to the whole world contains 6% which makes this tea very rare and limited. Many brands, in order to satisfy clients' demand, started to sell look-alike Japanese tea that in re...

Organic Tea Production

Organic Tea Production: Why It Matters Currently, the choice of organic products in various areas (cosmetics, food, drinks, etc.) has become a real trend. Organic Tea Production is an importan...

Japanese Tea History

Japanese tea first arrived from China over a thousand years ago, brought by Buddhist monks such as Saichō and Eisai. In its earliest form, powdered green tea - now known as Matcha - was consumed in...