{"product_id":"gruener-tee-japan-kukicha","title":"Organic Japan Kukicha Green Tea","description":"\u003cOur Organic Japan Kukicha is a rather unusual tea, which once again shows the genius of the Japanese. Because Kukicha tea is intentionally blended with a certain amount of high quality, fresh leaf stems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Kukicha \u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e茎茶)\u003c\/span\u003e literally means \"stem tea\". The leaf stems give the tea a softer and more digestible taste, have less caffeine and are also more affordable! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTaste\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e After infusion the organic Kukicha smells like freshly cut grass. The delicate leaf stalks give the tea a subtle sweet note and make the taste light and round. Also umami fans will get their money's worth with this tea! Martin tells you more about this fantastic tea from the land of the rising sun in our tasting video:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBvCwd26Olo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOrigin of the Kukicha\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Kukicha comes from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakezawa tea farm, which is located in the Uji region of the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto. \u003c\/The Takezawa Tea Farm has managed to combine sustainability and high-end tea production with perfection. In addition to this wonderful Kukicha, our Hon Gyokuro and Matcha are also produced there! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePreparation\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a green tea, Kukicha does not tolerate too hot water, but the leaf stems make the tea less sensitive than other green teas. For the preparation we recommend to add \u003cstrong\u003e 6 g of tea to 500 ml of 75 degrees hot water for 2 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCertificates\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1262\/7105\/files\/Organic-Logo.svg_small.png?v=1482152484\"\u003e\n","brand":"Takezawa Tea Farm","offers":[{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":35205999495,"sku":"13","price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"200 grams","offer_id":35205999559,"sku":"14","price":26.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1262\/7105\/products\/Komposition_33f7b88a-6a41-4e78-8669-f5a32fde02af.jpg?v=1533104477","url":"https:\/\/frindsoftea.com\/en\/products\/gruener-tee-japan-kukicha","provider":"Friends of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}