Tama Ryokucha Kama-iri3JT0 Harvest: 03.05.2023
Origin: Japan / Saga / Ureshino
Height: 300 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Yabukita
An excellent Tama Ryokucha produced in the Kama-iri way. This means that it is not heated above hot steam (as most Japanese teas are), but only in a wok, i.e. dry, just like nowadays' Chinese green teas. Kama-iri means then tea roasted in a cauldron.
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Tamaryokucha Tama Ryokucha is green tea which, like Sencha, is fired with steam. Younger, smaller leaves are used as the plucking material and the tea is dried without the last step of pressing, which makes the leaves smaller, rounder and heavier. Thus the name Tama Ryokucha, which means green ball tea.Kamairicha is wok-fired tea as is common in China today. This processing method came from China to Japan 600 years ago.Tama Ryokucha are full, drinkable and but fresh though.Kamairicha are full and tangy with roasted notes.