Kukicha
茎茶
くきちゃ
Kukicha is a tea made from the fine stems (Japanese: kuki) of tea leaves.
This tea is a wonderful introduction, especially for green tea beginners, as it hardly develops any bitterness and retains its pleasantly mild, warm flavour, even with a longer brewing time and water that is too hot. Kukicha also contains less caffeine than other green teas, meaning that frequent green tea drinkers can also enjoy their green tea in the evening without any worries.
There are different types of kukicha, which are roasted, for example, or made from the woody branches of the tea bush.
Kukicha im KEIKO Shop
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KEIKO Kukicha is made from the fine stems (Japanese: Kuki) of the tea leaves from the first 3 main pickings.
Especially for green tea beginners this tea is a wonderful entry, because even with longer infusion time and hotter water it hardly develops bitter substances and maintains its pleasant mild, warm aroma.
In addition, Kukicha contains less caffeine than other green teas, so that it can also be enjoyed in the evening.Kabusecha Kabusecha is a green tea for which the tea plants are shaded, thus forming a high content of chlorophyll and other active ingredients and at the same time little bitter substances. Their characteristic "shade aroma" is called "ooika".
Storage
In order to preserve the precious flavours and ingredients of the tea as best as possible, we recommend to seal the bag well and store it cool and dark - ideally in your refrigerator or freezer.
Product number:
13380.1M