Flavor of Boucha: traditional roasted tea in Kanazawa

Abstract

The roasted stem tea, Boucha, is interesting to have rich savory and sweet flavor. This is traditionally drunk in Kanazawa, Japan, and various products with different flavor were manufactured by several ten tea houses. Boucha was obtained by roasting high quality tea stem from high quality green tea, although the general roasted tea is made from cheap and low quality tea leaves. The characteristics, such as history, manufacturing process and flavor, of Boucha were explained in this review.