{"title":"KITAMURA MAKOTO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKitamura Seicha was founded in the mountains of Nagasaki in 1954. From the way the early years of the operation are described, it was rough going to open up the thick forest and flatten out the rocky ground for tea cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 360 meters above sea level, the Kitamura family of four carved out their living in a \"factory\" hut just 6 tatami mats wide. Shinji Kitamura, the first generation founder of Kitamura Seicha, persevered, and just over ten years later began yet another difficult task: cultivating organic tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kie","title":"KIE","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich dark color, \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eKIE is an organic houjicha powder brought to us from the mountains of Nagasaki Prefecture, and is a blend of okumidori, yabukita, and meiryoku cultivars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dark, mahogany brown powder, KIE has notes of dark chocolate, dates, tobacco and burnt sugar. An exceedingly rich bouquet that has us wishing it could be bottled as perfume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepresenting a darker and more sophisticated entry in our houjicha series, KIE has a more robust profile that cuts through any milk for a flavorful latte experience. Served straight, it has a full body with a startlingly clean, fresh aftertaste with hints of apricot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrong but refined, with hints of black coffee when first introduced to hot water, but none of the bitterness or acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Houjicha is currently a best-seller and staple in many coffees in Europe and US. After its successful launch for our professional customers, we are excited to offer in our shop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePreparation suggestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contents_f9f2ca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markup_f8f345 messageContent_f9f2ca\" id=\"message-content-1314063819370266744\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHoujicha latte with a sesame twist: mix 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 2 teaspoon of sesame paste with 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,5 teaspoon of brown sugar and 150 to 200ml of hot milk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Mix well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e whisk 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-4g of houjicha powder with 80ml of water at 80C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Pour the milk into the houjicha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"buttonContainer_f9f2ca\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markup_f8f345 messageContent_f9f2ca\" id=\"message-content-1314063968087572490\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFor a straight houjicha powder drink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: whisk 1g of powder in 80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-100ml of water at 80C.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ikkyu Tea","offers":[{"title":"Plain bag 100g GR (3.57 OZ)","offer_id":47910096011499,"sku":"KITAHOP-KIE","price":2080.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/9834\/5195\/files\/ikkyu-tea-kitamura-houjicha-kie-18.jpg?v=1773890714"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/9834\/5195\/collections\/ikkyu-tea-kakuda-seicha-portrait_668e07f5-b570-4ab2-8051-4f072d5ae4b8.jpg?v=1773879081","url":"https:\/\/shop.ikkyu-tea.com\/en-int\/collections\/kitamura-makoto.oembed","provider":"Ikkyu Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}