{"product_id":"azuma-tea-garden-tencha-yabukita-green-tea","title":"Azuma Tea Garden: Kyoto Tencha Yabukita, Green Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/tencha\" title=\"Tencha\"\u003eTencha\u003c\/a\u003e is the ingredient used to make \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/matcha\" title=\"Matcha\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/matcha\"\u003ematcha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It consists of leaves that have been shaded usually about 4 weeks prior to harvest, and that have been steamed and dried without rolling into the needle shape you see with other types of green tea from Japan. The rolling process breaks down cell membranes in the leaf releasing different flavor compounds, and tencha skips this process offering, in leaf form, a light, sweet tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore grinding into matcha, the unrefined (aracha) tencha leaves are sifted to remove dust and leaf stems, then are chopped to create more even flakes. It is this state that provided in this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend you trying it with its matcha counterpart!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eName\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tencha Yabukita, Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Azuma Chaen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e: 125- 1 \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ypOQ7\"\u003eMiyano Monzen, Wazuka-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto\u003c\/a\u003e 619-1204, JAPAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMore Info\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yunomi-2.myshopify.com\/collections\/all\/azuma\/\"\u003eMore info available here\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yabukita (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.yumenet.live\/collections\/azuma-tea-garden\/products\/azuma-matcha-cultivar-series-yabukita-15g\" alt=\"Yabukita Matcha from the Azuma Tea Garden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYabukita Matcha\u003c\/a\u003e counterpart). Identified in 1908 by Sugiyama Hikosaburo in Shizuoka, and officially registered in 1953, the yabukita cultivar is the most common tea plant cultivar in Japan with an approximately 80% share. The rich flavor of the leaves makes it popular for sencha, but it provides a weaker umami taste and is not usually used for matcha as a result.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wazuka, Kyoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCultivation \u0026amp; Processing notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eShaded about 4 weeks before harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHarvest Season: Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSteamed and dried without rolling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eRefined to remove stems \u0026amp; dust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVendor type\u003c\/strong\u003e: Family-owned tea farm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Azuma Tea Garden","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz","offer_id":4077989445,"sku":"azmct3-010","price":670.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"100g \/ 3.5 oz","offer_id":4156165062697,"sku":"azmct3-100","price":4700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"1kg \/ 2.2 lbs","offer_id":4077989509,"sku":"azmct3-1kg","price":42000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/azuma-tencha-yabukita-30g_d07df8ee-22bd-488d-906a-e1aac24a0c16.jpeg?v=1747522505","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/azuma-tea-garden-tencha-yabukita-green-tea","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}