Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (Oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This Site introduces various teas that CHAMART has drunk.

Roasted green tea
Unfermented tea
Kaga-bocha is made not from tea leaves, but from the roasted stems of green tea. Kaga-bocha is produced at Maruhachi-seichaba.
Production area: Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Flavor: Unlike ordinary hojicha, Kaga-bocha has less astringency and has a refined, roasted aroma and a refreshing taste.
History:
Tea was cultivated and exported to the U.S. from Kaga City between the End of the Edo Period and the beginning of the Showa Period. The leaves were used for export and the stems were the daily tea for local people.
Kaga-bocha was presented to Emperor Showa in 1983 when Emperor Showa visited Ishikawa Prefecture. Thus, the tea has been called “Kenjo Kaga-bocha”. Kenjo means presented to the imperial family. Now the stems of Kaga-bocha are purchased from other tea-producing prefectures and roasted at Maruhachi-seichaba.

Kaga-bocha and roll cake using Kaga-bocha at Maruhachiseichaba Misho (September 2018)

Maruhachiseichaba Misho (September 2018)

Maruhachiseichaba Misho (September 2018)

Related article on the site: 「Tea of Ishikawa Prefecture」

Reference: 丸八製茶場 https://www.kagaboucha.co.jp

*The site does not describe all “Teas of Japan” or all “Teas of the World”. Additionally, each article expresses the writer’s personal experience and feelings.
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