bastes or soups for amplified umami goodness
the tea farmers harvest the larger
Try out Haiku® Organic Japanese Kukicha Twig Tea and you will understand why true connoisseurs of Japanese twig tea will drink nothing else
and many other types of food
This partial oxidation is what gives this unique tea its characteristic color and taste
Kukicha Twig Tea, Organic - Wholesale Size:11 lb bastes or soups for amplifiedDuring the fall in the Uji district, traditional center of the Japanese tea industry, tea farmers turn to the harvest of tea twigs for Kukicha, the peasants drink, so called because farmers drank it after selling the leaves as a cash crop. The farmers carefully select 40% medium twigs aged 3 years, 40% thick twigs aged 10 years, and 20% thin twigs and leaves aged 1 year, before gently roasting each variety separately to bring out its rich flavor.