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Hojicha Tea

Hojicha Tea

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A traditional Japanese green tea, toasted over bancha leaves.

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More about this product

Meaning “roasted tea” in English, Hojicha Tea is a unique brew made by roasting bancha leaves over high heat. The resulting brew features slightly nutty and charred tasting notes with a mild smokiness and amber appearance. The product of the distinctively Japanese practice of letting nothing go to waste (and the innovative thinking of one Japanese merchant),a Kyoto trader in the 1920s experimented with roasting leftover bancha leaves and stems over glowing charcoal to create a new tea that minimised excess waste - Hojicha was born and is now one of the most popular teas in Japan!

Hojicha Tea is best enjoyed whilst curled up with a book and blanket in the evening. This tea is perfect as is - the delicate toasty flavours in this brew may be marred by the addition of milk and sweeteners.

Love this tea? We think you'll love our other Japanese green teas, including our Genmaicha Tea and Sencha Tea. Be sure to explore our full range of Global Green Teas while you're here!

Care Instructions

Origin

Roasted bancha from Japan.

Gluten Free & Vegan Friendly.

How to brew

Steep for 2 minutes in 80C water. We recommend using 1 teaspoon per 200ml.

Quality assurance

The Tea Centre consciously sources our teas from reputable and trusted suppliers across the globe. All suppliers follow stringent quality standards and country-specific guidelines to ensure the finest quality & flavour in every cup.

We stand by the quality of our teas, so If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, please send our customer service team an email at info@theteacentre.com.au and we will resolve the issue as soon as possible.
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Features

  • Blended in Germany

  • Hand scooped

  • Smokey aroma

  • Well balanced

Our teabags are different

  • Pyramid bags

  • Plant based

  • Produced in Australia

  • Contain quality tea

Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 15 reviews.

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Reviews

Best Green Tea

"I have been drinking this tea every night for years, it's the best of the green teas by far."

— Stuart W. (5/5)

Hōjicha or Houjicha

"Something a bit different to regular green tea or black tea. I unfortunately don’t enjoy Japanese sencha very much, finding it too grassy, but toasting it brings out the best of its flavour. It might be good as a replacement for matcha in sweets and things. I first tried hōjicha in a cheap teabag from Daiso, and it was still good and even better with a dash of milk and some sugar, like a matcha latte. Tea Centre’s blend can also take some milk and sugar, but that might feel like a waste of the loose leaf tea with stems and leaves. I can imagine it making a nice ice tea. Its dry flavour is more for older people than younger people. Part of the reason I bought it was its general lower caffeine levels. It doesn’t put me to sleep, but it hasn’t made me wired either. Interestingly, it’s “Hōjicha” on the website but “Houjicha” on the packaging. I guess the printing software doesn’t have an ō"

— Yvette C. (4/5)

Not a connoisseur but i like it

"Could possibly be even smokier but otherwise, a very enjoyable tea."

— Emily T. (4/5)

All day tea.

"This tea has been great during winter. I just make a brew up in the morning and drink it throughout the day. Very pleasant tea"

— Eileen F. (4/5)

Bancha Tea.

"While the taste what one would expect from wood shavings, the mineral contents are worth it."

— Lutz B. (4/5)

We blend the OP tea

"We blend the OP tea and the Hojicha with ordinary teas from the supermarket, with good results."

— Ken L. (5/5)

I have been looking for

"I have been looking for something like this since Tea2 stopped stocking Joni ha. This one is even better."

— Louise (5/5)

Great tea

"Delicious tea, now one of my favourite tea."

— Bruce D. (5/5)

Amazing flavour

"Like green tea? Like smokey flavoured whiskeys? Buy this tea now and have the best of both worlds (without the alcohol)."

— Justin S. (5/5)

tastes devine

"tastes devine"

— Alison P. (5/5)

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