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.





on

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)