Happy New Year!
My mom is currently visiting me, so we shared the pot of this as she was interested in trying Japanese tea. This obukucha is Obubu’s Sencha of the Wind, plus kelp knots, tiny dried umeboshi, and gold flakes. I left my plum and kelp in the cup through all three steeps, and then ate both at the end.
This was fun to try! I’ve had the Sencha of the Wind very recently, so I’m familiar with it. It has a mellow and smooth vegetal flavor with a nice umami note. The kelp here really accentuated that seaweed-like umami flavor, and the plum added a nice salty and tart fruity note. And the gold was pretty, of course!
What a fun and festive tea for the new year! And my mom loved it, too! ❤
Flavors: Grass, Plum, Salt, Seaweed, Spinach, Sweet, Tart, Umami, Vegetal
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Did it taste like powdered ume kombucha? I love that stuff, it was my go to for ramen broth… but the MSG-free one I was getting from Yunomi (MSG is one of my migraine triggers) is no longer on their website. I’ve been going through withdrawal ever since I used up my last can!
I also had Japanese tea today… a gyokuro!
I’ve never had one of those, so can’t really say, but it was very subtle. Mostly it tasted like a sencha with an extra bit of seaweed-like umami and a hint of umeboshi.
I have a few gyokuro samples, but I’m thinking I might hold off on trying them for a bit. I’m afraid they’ll be wasted on me right now, hah! I guess that’s pretty silly of me. I hope you enjoyed yours!
I am not a huge fan of gyokuro, now having tried it… mostly, really seaweedy/umami flavors aren’t really my jam. However, I did find that it was mostly just that first steep that really made me squint. Subsequent steeps I was mostly okay with. It gave me tons of energy, way more than I get from drinking black tea! Still 12g left in my sample, so I can either find the time for 3 more gong fu sessions, or try splitting it into two cold brews… I’m thinking I’ll try the cold brew route as I rarely ever have the time to brew gong fu.
Did it taste like powdered ume kombucha? I love that stuff, it was my go to for ramen broth… but the MSG-free one I was getting from Yunomi (MSG is one of my migraine triggers) is no longer on their website. I’ve been going through withdrawal ever since I used up my last can!
I also had Japanese tea today… a gyokuro!
I’ve never had one of those, so can’t really say, but it was very subtle. Mostly it tasted like a sencha with an extra bit of seaweed-like umami and a hint of umeboshi.
I have a few gyokuro samples, but I’m thinking I might hold off on trying them for a bit. I’m afraid they’ll be wasted on me right now, hah! I guess that’s pretty silly of me. I hope you enjoyed yours!
I am not a huge fan of gyokuro, now having tried it… mostly, really seaweedy/umami flavors aren’t really my jam. However, I did find that it was mostly just that first steep that really made me squint. Subsequent steeps I was mostly okay with. It gave me tons of energy, way more than I get from drinking black tea! Still 12g left in my sample, so I can either find the time for 3 more gong fu sessions, or try splitting it into two cold brews… I’m thinking I’ll try the cold brew route as I rarely ever have the time to brew gong fu.