Hojicha powder is made from roasted green tea leaves and is considered a milder alternative to traditional matcha green tea. Organically grown tea leaves are harvested and roasted in Japan before being ground into a fine powder. The roasting process breaks down most of the caffeine making it suitable to enjoy it throughout any time of the day. It has a smooth and nutty flavour and a smoky aroma.
When combined with warm milk, powdered hojicha tea is transformed into a creamy and comforting beverage, with toasty and earthy notes of caramel and cocoa, giving it a slightly sweeter flavour profile.
Use hojicha powder to make delicious lattes, bake into aromatic biscuits and cakes, or simply whisk in hot water. Feel free to experiment adding your favourite chai spices with healthy sweeteners to finesse your personal signature whisked hojicha beverage.
Shibumi is an exclusive representative of Clearspring organic Japanese teas in New Zealand.
Japanese Organic Hojicha powder (40g)
For the perfect cup:
Add 1/4 tsp (1g) of Hojicha powder to 70ml warm water and whisk well.
Hojicha latte:
Add 1 tsp of Hojicha powder to 2 tbsp of hot water in a cup and whisk well. Pour warm plant milk of choice, stir and enjoy. Feel free to experiment adding your favourite chai spices and/or healthy sweeteners to finesse your personal signature hojicha latte.Filtered hojicha latte:
To make a light version of hojicha latte, we've experimented filtering it with our coffee brewer BRO , then added barista grade local Boring oat milk - heated and frothed - and it turned out light, uplifting and invigorating hot beverage. Highly recommended!