Are you a fan of matcha tea powder? Or an addict to hojicha tea powder? As far as we know, both of them are tea powder for pure drink or baking etc. Matcha is so well-known in the market, how about hojicha tea powder? What it is exactly?
Hojicha tea powder-
Hojicha 焙茶， is derived from Japanese verb that means”to roast”. It is made by roasted Japanese green tea material at the certain high temperature & hours ; of course, this is just simple way to classify . It also can mean any roasted Japanese green tea (considering so many grades quality and refining finished products).
Hojicha tea powder process-
Hojicha , differs from matcha, not just because its reddish-brown color but also its good roasted aroma. While the tea leaves are roasted, the bitterness decreases, and after grounding into tea powder, it enjoys an attractive roasted flavor fully.
Here are brief flow chart for hojicha tea powder-
green tea leaves picking-withering -killing the enzyme by steam-cooling-baking by big electric stove-tea material grinding & refining by grades-finished tea material to be in stocked-tea roasting-sieving & sizing-packing finished product
Hojicha tea powder benefits-
Hojicha tea powder, similar with matcha , the main ingredients are tea polyphenol, tea polysaccharide and water soluble protein.
It is renowned for numerous health benefits: enhances Calm;boosts memory and Concentration;increases energy levels and endurance;burns calories;detoxifies the body;fortifies the immune system;improves Cholesterol and so on.
There are difference in hojicha tea powder & matcha tea powder
It is quite easy to tell its different color although both are from Japanese green tea. Hojicha tea powder, brown color but matcha is in bright green .
Then come to its taste. Matcha is fulled with its seaweed taste , however hojicha has a roasted fragrance, with distinct notes of coco.
One more is for its caffeine level; hojicha tea powder contains less compared with matcha tea powder.
The uses for hojicha tea powder-
No matter pure drink to start your working day every single morning ,making a cup of hojicha latte in daily life or enjoy your baking time of hojicha with your family at weekend, which offers more and more options among the tea drinkers.
Hojicha tea powder or matcha tea powder? I prefer to hojicha tea powder……..