Would anyone like a lemony, cold and delicious tea to get through the hot summer?
I'll show you a refreshing drink here. You would love it as it tastes good and looks good, too. It's iced yuzu hojicha!
What is yuzu?
yuzu
Yuzu, sometimes called Japanese citron in English, is a type of citrus fruit that is used in many ways in Japanese cuisine. It tastes like a mixture of a tangy lemon, bitter grapefruit and sweet orange.The tangy taste and the refreshing aroma add an accent to dishes.
Yuzu is said to be a citrus fruit that has nothing to throw away. As well as the juice, the peel is also used in baking, cooking and making drinks. The peels contain 4 times more vitamin C than the juice and also contain more limonene and citral which give us more of the special aroma than the juice.
I'll show you a drink recipe with dried yuzu peel.
These peels shown below are freeze-dried and cut into small pieces about 5-10mm. Premium Organic Dried Yuzu Citrus Peels from Haruno Village, Shizuoka
As they are cut into small pieces, you can eat them even if you use a straw for the drink. It’s nice to have a different texture in a drink.
Which type of hojicha goes well with it?
Hojicha (焙じ茶) , literally means "roasted tea", is made from some form of green tea that has been roasted. As it is roasted, the leaves turn brown and get a nice roast aroma. There are various types of hojicha made from different time's harvested leaves, different parts of tea trees and different roasted levels. Hojicha variations from here.
I'll show you two types of hojicha for this recipe although you can use any types of hojicha.
If you'd like to have a mild and mellow taste, you can have this hojicha.
Zenkouen Tea Garden SZ008: Kuki hojicha
This hojicha is made from stems coming from the final bancha harvest. The taste reminds me of barley tea.
If you'd like to have more green tea taste, you can have this hojicha.
Chiyonoen Tea Garden: #19A Mountain-Grown Hojicha ほうじ茶 (Naturally Grown w/o pesticide use)
This hojicha is made from premium spring harvested leaves and stems, and it's roasted at a high temperature for a fresh flavor profile.
Both hojicha are delicious served iced or hot.
Iced Yuzu Hojicha Recipe
Ingredients
[ For 1 glass ]
- hojicha tea leaves 5g
- hot water 200ml
- dried yuzu powder 3 tbsp
- honey or syrup 2 tbsp *agave syrup is used for this recipe
- cold water 3 tbsp
Instructions
- Make hojicha: Steep hojicha with water of 90℃/194F for 2-3 minutes. Let it cool.
- In a glass, put dried yuzu powder, water and syrup. leave it for 2-3 minutes to soak.
- Add ice cubes in a glass.
- Pour hojicha into it.
It's perfect for parties. Make a jug of hojicha, let it cool, and then you can serve by the glass! Enjoy your summer with this drink.
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Premium Organic Dried Yuzu Citrus Peels from Haruno Village, Shizuoka 静岡県春野町の乾燥有機柚子皮
Beautiful, aromatic, highly sought after yuzu citrus peels from the village of Haruno in the mountains of Shizuoka. Freeze dried for use in flavoring your tea or in cooking or baking. These peels have been cut into small pieces about 5 - 10 mm in size, and are certified JAS organic.
Hojicha from a tea farm in Shimada, Shizuoka, which built upon 30 years of organic farming experience, they produces tea that he is proud to call both safe and delicious.
Chiyonoen Tea Garden: #19A Mountain-Grown Hojicha ほうじ茶 (Naturally Grown w/o pesticide use)
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