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Tea gets more interesting with roasting.

Hojicha

First-flush stem tea, sencha and bancha blended and roasted in-house, which the maker describes as smoky and mellow; about 3 g with boiling water for one to two minutes, or three tablespoons in 2 L of water chilled for about two hours.

Onishi Chaen

Form
Loose leaf
Tea merchant's prefecture
Ehime
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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