How does it taste?
This tea has a light but refined flavour. It has a refreshing fragrance combined with a slight aroma of roasted rice.
How/when to enjoy it?
As soon as you get up, prepare piping hot Obukucha to bring out the fragrance and aroma. It's a good tea for waking you up. The flavour doesn't linger long, so the tea does a great job in a supporting role for any meal. It's the first tea that comes to mind at this time of year, regardless of the occasion.
What to enjoy it with?
It's a great match for confections like dorayaki or monaka that have a slightly fragrant pastry or wafer crust and a sweet and moist filling. Obukucha with a mochi lightly browned in an oven toaster. Heavenly!
How do Ippodo staff enjoy it?
When the New Year arrives, it's time for Obukucha! The teabag format makes this a good gift for someone who doesn't have a kyusu teapot. As a present, it has the additional merit of conveying your wishes for good health.
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What is Obukucha?
An auspicious tea for celebrating the New Year and driving away any nasty aftertaste from the year before. Its roots go back over a millennium to Kyoto in the Heian Period. The type of tea used for obukucha differs according to the tea merchant's own traditions. Ippodo's Obukucha (Good Fortune Tea) is a special blend of genmaicha. It uses higher grade green tea leaves and a smaller proportion of roasted rice than our year-round Genmaicha to bring out the flavour of the leaves.
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StrengthLight/easy to drink Rich/satisfying
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TasteBitter/sharp Sweet/umami
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FragranceMild Fragrant/aromatic
- 1 teabag
- 300ml
- 100℃
- 2 min.
Hot Tea, Cold Tea, Quick & Easy
Gyokuro, sencha, genmaicha, hojicha: Boiling hot water, 300ml, 2 min. (with chilled water: 300ml, 20 min.)
- One-Pot Teabag Obukucha (10g x 9 bags)
- Size of Package : W15.0 x D4.1 x H24.3 cm
- Net Weight : 90 grams. (10 grams x 9)
- Ingredients : Green tea (Japan)
- Shelf Life : Rosted rice (Japan)
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