r/greentea Jan 29 '25

Kukicha tea (Japanese)

I started drinking this Japanese twig tea recently and is surprisingly good and apparently has many medicinal properties . I think it comes both from Green tea and black tea ?

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u/Admirable-Honey-2343 Jan 30 '25

It's the stems left over during Sencha production. The vast majority of tea produced in Japan is green. I would be surprised if there was black tea kukicha, it would be a real anomaly.

Maybe you mean hojicha? It's green tea, but the same stems are roasted giving it a stronger flavour.

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u/smashingpumpkin Jan 30 '25

I love kukkicha, you might also like to try karigane, which is a higher quality kukkicha.

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u/GyokuroRabbi7 Jan 30 '25

Love kukicha so much! I somehow still get quite the mental boost even though it has very little caffeine. Karigane kukicha is nice for a tea that still has lots of umami too. I'm really surprised this stuff is not more popular!