Steep time
3–5 min
Recommended
Steeps
2
Recommended
Water temp
80°C
Adjust to taste
Leaf ratio
—
Oxidation
—
Caffeine
High
Highlighted notes
Roasted Nuts
Overview
Tip: start at ~95°C, then adjust down 3–5°C if it turns sharp.
Pairing: breakfast pastries, aged cheese, or dark chocolate
This hojicha powder has a beautiful colour and a rich, mellow, warm wood like toasty notes. Blended hojicha (roasted green tea), pulverized into a fine powder like standard matcha, is perfect for creating delicious hojicha flavored lattes and baked goods. We call this kind of non-tencha made matcha Tea Leaf Matcha, a powder that is ground to be as fine as matcha and used in the same way for lattes 30g sizes are packed by Yunomi.life, 250g bags made by AOI Seicha for Yunomi.life. Inquire for other custom sizes (5kg minimum). Preparation To create delicious hojicha lattes and tea powder based links, check out our dedicated powdered tea preparation guide from this link.