#0606.NX Seikoen Tea Factory: Echigo Bocha, Roasted Stem Tea (Hojicha) with Toasted Rice 越後棒茶 matcha infused Products may also be certified

Products may also be certified organic according to the Japanese JAS standard

so 99:1 for a 100-gram bag

3 in) Measurements are approximate

Labor and Welfare in Japan recommends that you do not brew it in concentrated amounts to avoid risk of nausea or sickness

one may wonder why people drink tea made from leaf stalks instead of regular leaf tea

#0606.NX Seikoen Tea Factory: Echigo Bocha, Roasted Stem Tea (Hojicha) with Toasted Rice 越後棒茶 matcha infused Products may also be certifiedWinner of the Monde Selection Silver Award (2009 & 2012), this award winning but humble Echigo Bocha is a pleasant combination of bocha (stem tea), hojicha and genmaicha. To process this tea, the stalks from the tea were aged in Seikoen's snow cooled warehouse (called a "yukimuro") and then roasted over low heat. The mixed in toasted brown rice is regional, from Echigo and Joetsu of Niigata prefecture. An original product from Seikoen, please enjoy