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roasted green tea; houjicha
A Japanese green tea made by roasting tea leaves at high temperatures. It has a distinctive brown color, toasty aroma, and mild flavor with low caffeine content.
Can also be written as 焙じ茶, though the hiragana form is more common. One of the main types of Japanese tea alongside 煎茶 (sencha), 玉露 (gyokuro), 抹茶 (matcha), and 番茶 (bancha). Its low caffeine and gentle flavor make it popular with children and the elderly. In recent years, ほうじ茶 has become a trendy flavor for lattes, ice cream, and other sweets.