{"product_id":"osada-tea-organic-yamabuki-nadeshiko-kurokoji-fermented-tea","title":"#0569.S5 Osada Tea: Organic Yamabuki Nadeshiko, Kurokoji Fermented Tea 有機山吹撫子","description":"\u003cp\u003eYamabuki Nadeshiko is a new type of tea made by controlled microbial fermentation that produces (in Yunomi's opinion) a slightly sour tea liquor with a subtle strawberry flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKurokoji Fermentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKawamura Denbei, known as the \"Father of Shizuoka Yeast\" and president of microbial research and development company Riversion, developed this tea based on his years of research into \u003cem\u003ekoji\u003c\/em\u003e molds (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aspergillus_oryzae\" title=\"Aspergillus oryzae - koji molds used to make sake, soy sauce, miso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003easpergillus oryzae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) used for making Japanese sake, soy sauce, and miso among other foods. The specific type of \u003cem\u003ekoji\u003c\/em\u003e used is black \u003cem\u003ekoji \u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003ekurokoji 黒麹, \u003c\/em\u003eand is most famous for making the bold flavors of awamori sake in Okinawa. Joint research with Shizuoka and Saga Universities revealed that tea processed with \u003cem\u003ekurokoji\u003c\/em\u003e creates two polyphenols, named Teadenol A and Teadenol B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Osada Tea's clean room facility, a patented \u003cem\u003ekurokoji\u003c\/em\u003e fermentation starter is mixed into leaves grown organically from the farmers of the Isagawa Tea Coop in Haruno Village (in the mountains of the famed Tenryu district of western Shizuoka). This differs from traditional Pu-erh tea which is naturally fermented (allowing the natural molds in the air to start fermentation in the leaves).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSteeping Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTea\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: 100C\/212F, 150 ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Osada Tea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twocol\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Osada Natsumi, Osada Tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/osada-natsumi_480x480.jpg?v=1633505215\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twocol\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1948, Osada Tea is an award winning producer and wholesaler of Japanese tea, focusing on organic tea production, and working closely with the farmers of the Isagawa Tea Agriculture Cooperative in Haruno Village, Tenryu Region of Shizuoka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4th generation tea master, Osada Natsumi, holds 8th-dan rank of tea appraisal, is registered as a Japanese Tea Instructor, and was Champion of the 58th National Tea Appraisal competition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Osada Tea","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz (non-certified organic Yunomi sample bag)","offer_id":39647058853993,"sku":"osdTP10-010","price":780.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"60g \/ 2.1 oz \/ JAS certified organic package","offer_id":39647054659689,"sku":"osdTP10-060","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ 8.8 oz \/ bulk bag","offer_id":39647087067241,"sku":"osdTP10-250","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg \/ 2.2 lbs \/ bulk bag","offer_id":47852736479337,"sku":"osdTP10-1kg","price":33000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/osada-tea-organic-yamabuki-nadeshiko-kurokoji-fermented-tea-254002.jpg?v=1773719728","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/products\/osada-tea-organic-yamabuki-nadeshiko-kurokoji-fermented-tea","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}