Green Tea: Hojicha

Last Updated: Apr. 26, 2010

Hojicha, sometimes spelled houjicha, is a Japanese style of roasted green tea. It is heavily roasted (more so that most roasted oolongs), giving the leaves and tea an appearance, flavor, and aroma totally distinct from most green teas, and indeed, from any other teas. Hojicha is a relatively new style of tea; one source claims it originated in 1920 when a Japanese merchant wanted to find a way to sell stale bancha.[1] Hojicha is usually made out of roasting bancha, but is sometimes made out of sencha, kukicha, or other varieties of green tea.

The leaves of hojicha are a deep, rich brown color and often have a flakey appearance. The tea brews a dark brown color, the flavor is mild, and the aroma is rich and toasty and lacks the vegetal tones characteristic of most green teas. The level of roast can vary greatly; some hojicha can have a smoky quality as well.

The roasting process destroys much of the caffeine, greatly lowering the caffeine content, and making this tea an excellent choice for those seeking a low-caffeine tea.

Listings of this style of tea: (25 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Organic Hojicha	Mighty Leaf Tea	Japan	1
	Hojicha	Adagio Teas	Japan	0
	TJ40: Japanese Ho-ji Cha	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	1
	Ban-cha - Toasted Green Tea	Choice Organic Teas	Japan	1
	High Grade “Hojicha” Tea Bags	GreenTea Japan	Japan	0
	TJ41: Organic Ho-ji Cha Kamakura	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	2
	TJ32: Japanese Ku-Ki Ho-Ji Cha (Roasted Ku-Ki Cha)	Upton Tea Imports	Japan	1
	Hojicha	Harney and Sons	Japan	0
	Roasted Tea (Hoji-Cha) (20 ct.)	Yamamotoyama	Japan	0
	Roasted Tea Hoji-cha (16 ct.)	Yamamotoyama	Japan	1
	Hojicha	Two Leaves and A Bud	Japan	0
	Organic Hojicha	Traditional Medicinals	Japan	1
	Houjicha	TeaSource	Japan	0
	Hojicha	Kusmi Tea	Japan	0
	Big Green Hojicha	Republic of Tea	?????	0
	Hojicha	ITO EN	?????	0
	Kaiseki Hojicha	ITO EN	?????	0
	Houjicha	Admari Tea	?????	0
	Master's Roast™ — Roasted Green Tea	Mellow Monk	Kumamoto, Japan	0
	Houjicha	Rishi Tea	Kagoshima, Japan	0

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