Although hojicha is different to other Japanese teas such as sencha and gyokuro in color, flavor and natural elements, hojicha also has health benefits. However hojicha’s health benefits are slight...

In general, it is well known that Japanese green tea is effective for weight loss. This is because most of Japanese teas contain high amounts of catechin and caffeine. 

Probably you have heard of the Japanese green tea powder, Matcha. Likewise, Hojicha can be also made into the form of powder. This is called Hojicha powder. While Matcha has umani flavor, Hojicha p...

You can roast to make hojicha at any time but probably it is a good time to make when your sencha or bancha has become old and does not have much aroma any more. 

Taking in a large amount of caffeine gives us the side effect which stimulates our nerves. This stimulation causes over excitement, dizziness, an increase in heart beats, difficulty to sleep and so...

The biggest difference between hojicha and sencha is that hojicha is a roasted version of bancha or sencha . Roasting means its process gives extra heat to tea leaves and reduces the amounts of cat...