A Guide to Japanese Tea
Sencha, Green
Tea Sencha, the predominant tea beverage consumed in Japan today, has refreshing, soft taste with nice flavor. It is available to everyone.
Genmaicha, Green Tea with Roasted Rice
Genmaicha is a mixture of green tea with roasted rice. It has less caffeine and tastes less astringent. This aromatic blended tea brings together the refreshing lightness, sweetness and the distinctive taste of roasted rice
Hojicha, Roasted Green Tea
Hojicha is roasted green tea. By roasted at high temperature, the leaf color is altered from green to red brown. This aromatic tea goes with any kinds of food, especially oily food.