Hokkaido Sobacha

100% Japan grown, pesticide-free dattan sobacha (Tartary buckwheat tea)

100g

This roasted flavour sobacha is caffeine-free and so suitable to be drunk at any time of the day. It can also be used as a salad topping!

Sobacha tea is roasted buckwheat tea. This specific sobacha is made from dattan soba 韃靼蕎麦 (tartary buckwheat, also known as bitter buckwheat) grown in Shibetsu city of Hokkaido and contains 100 times the amount of rutin* (1500mg / 100g) compared to common buckwheat.

Compared to the Aomori-grown Dattan Sobacha, the Hokkaido soba has a stronger buckwheat flavour with hints of roasted nuts. 

Steeping Notes: 5g | 1-2min | 90°C | 200ml

• Ingredients: Tartary buckwheat
• Region: Shibetsu City, Hokkaido
• Tea shop: Yamane-en Tea Shop.
• Established: approx 60 years

*Rutin: Rutin is a plant bioflavonoid known for its antioxidant properties among other health benefits.

About the tea shop:  Yamane-en is a family-operated tea shop based near Sugamo Station in Tokyo and run by tea master Michio Shiobara. With 40 years of experience in the Japanese tea industry behind him, Shiobara-san offers unique teas sourced from small villages throughout Japan as well as a number of tisanes popular in Japan for their health benefits.