{"product_id":"obubu-tea-roasted-summer-tencha-stems-tsugumi-tenbone-hojicha","title":"#0013.K6 Obubu Tea: Roasted Summer Tencha Stems \u0026 Veins - Tsugumi (Tenbone Hojicha)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twocol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"separator\"\u003eRoasted Tencha Stems (Tenbone Houjicha)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoasted Tencha Stems, in Japanese: \u003cem\u003eTenbone \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/hojicha\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/hojicha\"\u003eHoujicha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (てん骨ほうじ茶) is made from the small amount of stems and veins of removed from \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/tencha\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/tencha\"\u003eTencha\u003c\/a\u003e(てん茶) during refinement while larger branch stems are made into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/obubu-tea-roasted-summer-tencha-stems-suzume-tenbone-hojicha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eObubu's Suzume Hojicha\u003c\/a\u003e. Tencha are the high grade unrolled tea leaves used to make matcha tea powder. Because you drink the entire leaf when you drink matcha, the leaves used for \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/matcha\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/matcha\"\u003ematcha\u003c\/a\u003e tea powder need to be as sweet as possible. So when Tencha is created, Akky covers the tea plants for up to four weeks to reduce the amount of catechin (which creates bitterness) as much as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the process of making matcha, the dried, unrolled tencha tea leaves are then separated into two groups, soft and tough parts. The tough parts are the stems and veins and they are called tenbone (tencha no hone, the bones of tencha).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkky has taken these bones of the tencha and lightly roasted them to produce a mild yet luxurious flavor. Enjoy the elegance of Tenbone Houjicha and all its sweetness and aroma!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green tea (leaf stems)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/pages\/list-of-japanese-tea-cultivars\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/pages\/list-of-japanese-tea-cultivars\"\u003eCultivar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yabukita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wazuka Village, Kyoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz","offer_id":40850009063529,"sku":"obttw002-010","price":300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"80g \/ 2.8 oz","offer_id":39899840282729,"sku":"obttw002-080","price":1380.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg \/ 2.2 lbs","offer_id":39899840315497,"sku":"obttw002-1kg","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"10kg (1kg x 10 bags) \/ 22 lbs \/ Procured on Demand","offer_id":41495430725737,"sku":"obttw002-1kgx10","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/obubu-tea-roasted-summer-tencha-stems-veins-tsugumi-tenbone-hojicha-980554.jpg?v=1692064560","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/obubu-tea-roasted-summer-tencha-stems-tsugumi-tenbone-hojicha","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}