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Tea gets more interesting with roasting.

No. 5 Tongu Hojicha

First-flush tea from Tsuchiyama Tongu in Shiga that the maker finishes slowly at low temperature, listed as deep-roasted over a direct flame, with a toasty aroma, a rich taste, and a hojicha latte in warm milk also suggested.

Ōmi-cha Maruyoshi

Form
Loose leaf
Tea merchant's prefecture
Shiga
Where the leaf was grown
Part used
Roast
Brewing as the maker suggests

Product descriptions follow each maker’s information. A blank field means the reference page did not state that detail. Added sugar is identified from the sugar entry in the ingredients list, and roast terms such as “light” and “deep” follow each company’s own wording.

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