Houjicha Powder

Houjicha Powder  (Roasted whole leaf green tea powder)
This fragrant and refreshing Japanese green tea is made by roasting high quality sencha. over a high flame .Theroasting process diminishes the tannin and caffeine content of the leaves to suppress astringency and bitterness and draw out fragrance. Houjicha is a warm brown color , and since it has a somewhat mild flavor ,is popular with children and the elderly. Lowin caffeine , houjicha is also the green tea of choice forinfants in Japan.