H?jicha (????) is a Japanese green tea. It is distinctive from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal, whereas most Japanese teas are steamed. The tea is fired at a high temperature, altering the leaf color tints from green to reddish brown. The process was first performed in Kyoto, Japan, in the 1920s and its popularity persists today.
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H?jicha is often made from bancha (??, "common tea"), tea from the last harvest of the season; however, other varieties of H?jicha also exist, including a variety made from sencha, and kukicha, tea made from the twigs of the tea plant rather than the leaves.
H?jicha infusions have a light- to reddish-brown appearance and are less astringent due to losing catechins during the high-temperature roasting process. The roasted flavors are extracted and dominate this tea: the roasting replaces the vegetative tones of other varieties of Japanese green tea with a toasty, slightly caramel-like flavor. The roasting process used to make H?jicha also lowers the amount of caffeine in the tea. Because of its mildness, H?jicha is a popular tea to serve during the evening meal or after, before going to sleep, and even preferred for children and the elderly.
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See also
- Japanese tea
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