Japan- Hojicha Latte

 

Japan Hojicha Latte

 


You have to try this instant tea from Japan!

 

½ t scoop of Hojicha Latte

 7 ½ oz Oat Milk

Ice

Hot water- enough to dissolve the tea (aprox ½ oz)

 Place the scoop of tea with some hot water.  Froth and dissolve.  Pour oat milk in the cup and froth.

Add ice to the cup.

Drink and enjoy!

I can't believe how much I enjoy this tea.  I bought it to try for my new book and I wanted to write about it.  But I ended up loving it and buying more!!!  The nutty notes are so good.  I have been sharing with the gals at work and they have been enjoying too.

 


 Hojicha is a traditional Japanese green tea that roasts Bancha tea leaves over charcoal rather than steamed.  Bancha is made from large, mature green tea leaves, stems, stalks, and twigs that are harvested in the later summer. The roasting gives the tea a toasted nut flavor.  There are also notes of smoke sweetness, cocoa and caramel.  Despite being a green tea being roasted it gives the tea a brown liquid.  It is extremely low in caffeine and has little to no bitterness.

This is different from Matcha that it is baked, matcha is grown in the shade. Or Sencha that is steamed and kept raw and grassy.

This tea was discovered in 1920 by accident when a tea seller couldn’t sell all his Bancha tea, so he roasted it- making the most of his leftovers.  Today Hojicha is used in frozen desserts and drinks and has been spreading in popularity.





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Bridal Shower Tea Party, Iced Tea Bar

 

 A bridal shower iced tea bar.  
I served 3 iced teas and one hot tea (mint)


This is the little red barn, it is such a great venue. It seats 200 and comes with the table and chairs.
To rent for a Sunday afternoon it is around $350ish, but for a Saturday it is more like $6000...(you would need to call for exact figures)

https://thelittleredbarn.net/





I had an herbal iced hibiscus tea, my purple palmer done as a green iced tea and black peach iced tea.  Then the mother of the bride asked for one hot tea.  I did a black mint tea.




Man, this is a dream venue!  I would love to have something like this, even half the size, no upstairs.  But, to have teas and teas classes in a nice, open facility would be lovely.


They had a wonderful selection of food too.



Soups, pinwheels, chicken salad croissants, and egg salad sandwiches. 




I snagged a little snack too.  They had great food.



Let me know if you would like me to come and do a hot or cold or even a mix of both for your next event.  


The groom to be had tea pots around the room from his grandma.  I thought that was the sweetest thing.


                           







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Jatiluwih Red Rice Tea, Bali Indonesia

 

While I was in Indonesia I was able to visit a rice terrace....thanks to visiting the tea plantation.  On the way to the tea plantation we had to pay to enter this region.  

As part of the payment we were able to visit the rice terraces.  They were beautiful!


https://jatiluwih.id/#about


I said I wanted to try this tea and my friend bought it for me.  I admit I did not read the label, I just saw Red Rice Tea!  I thought it would be rice mixed with tea, but it was just red rice.


I steeped it. I thought it smelled like popcorn.  It was okay, it was like starch water.  I chuckled as I drank it...thinking they got another tourist, hahahahahhaa.



I enjoyed viewing the rice, it was so picturesque. 


It appeared a storm was rolling in, but it never rained while we there.


They had market vendors along the side of the road....and as a tourist I love that.  Being able to snag something from the town if I want too.  Plus, you get to see the locals.

I found it interesting that this village is now one of the traditional villages that is showcased as a tourist attraction and is overseen by the government. 


These are the largest rice terraces in Bali.  It is 700 meters above sea level.  It is just under 131,000 acres.










The flowers were beautiful...








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Teazzi Tea Shop- Apple Green Tea, Bali Indonesia


It is so hot here I am always looking for tea to drink!
Even after I just came from afternoon tea!!

I literally was just outside for 5 minutes and you can see the sweat under my eyes starting to roll.  It was so hot....hahahaha.


https://teazzi.com/menu/

https://www.instagram.com/teazzi.id?igsh=MTFyeWJtb3A1eTJseQ%3D%3D


They had some fun options, but since I had just had the great apple tea in Taiwan, I wanted to try another apple tea.

I went for the Apple Green Tea.


This was a nice green tea with apple flavor.  Nothing overly special, but it was fine.  It was a green tea with apple notes.  It was slightly sweet.  It was refreshing. There was a definite language barrier here when I was ordering and asking questions, but that is on me, not him.


This tea shop was in a nice shopping area.  There were a fair amount of shops around, but I was too hot to really explore much.


Instead of the 20 minute walk back to the hotel, I paid the $2.00 for a Grab, hahahaha.  






 

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