Yunomi Dojo Lesson 107: Derivatives: kukicha, mecha, konacha Cultivar_Benihikari the Yunomi Tea Merchant

the Yunomi Tea Merchant

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he was deeply surprised at the amount of pesticides used in tea farming

Type: Family-operated organic tea farm

How is batabatacha made

Yunomi Dojo Lesson 107: Derivatives: kukicha, mecha, konacha Cultivar_Benihikari the Yunomi Tea MerchantThe first and most basic step of the refinement process is filtering out leaf stems, tips and dust from the aracha (unrefined leaf). The Japanese have a saying, mottainai ("it's a waste") almost a cultural philosophy of avoiding waste. So instead of discarding what is filtered from the main leaf, the stems are made into kukicha, leaf tips into mecha, and leaf dust (very small bits or even the hairs from the underside of the leaf) into konacha. This