Kukicha

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In the finishing step of creating green tea, leaf bits, stems and stalks are sorted from the unfinished ("aracha") tea leaves. By gathering together these leaf stems and stalks, tea producers create kukicha - 茎茶, literally "stem tea".

When the stems are larger, particularly when they come from larger summer or autumn harvested leaves and are roasted, they may look like twigs and are sometimes called “twig tea” in English.

Producers may often sell the stems and stalks together with smaller leaves, or even reblend them with sencha leaves to create their kukicha product.

KARIGANE – 雁音 – When made from gyokuro or high grade sencha, kukicha leaf stem tea is often given a more elegant name, karigane or “the sound of geese”. The motif of geese is, in traditional Japanese poetic aesthetic, a symbol of beauty; it was said that when migrating, geese would carry a twig or branch to rest on in the sea. Karigane is named after this image.

FLAVOR - In general, you can expect kukicha (and especially karigane) to have a slightly lighter and sweeter flavor than the equivalent tea leaf from which it was made.

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Furuichi Seicha #13: Karigane Kukicha Green Tea Leaf Stems かりがね(茎茶) - Yunomi.life

Furuichi Seicha Furuichi Seicha #13: Karigane Kukicha Green Tea Leaf Stems かりがね(茎茶)

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Yamane-en: Sugabow, Gyokuro Karigane Hojicha - Yunomi.life

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Murata Tea Garden: 2022 Tsuyuhikari Fukamushicha From Kikugawa, Shizuoka - Yunomi.life

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Morita Tea Garden #04: 2022 Sayama Karigane (Premium Stem Tea) 雁が音 - Yunomi.life

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Furuichi Seicha: #14 Karigane Kukicha with Uji Matcha 宇治抹茶入り雁金 (100g) - Yunomi.life

Furuichi Seicha Furuichi Seicha: #14 Karigane Kukicha with Uji Matcha 宇治抹茶入り雁金 (100g)

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Tarui Tea Farm: Sannen Bancha, Roasted Three-Year Aged Tea Stems 三年仕込み棒番茶 - Yunomi.life

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Marushige Shimizu Tea Farm: Karigane Leaf Stem Green Tea from Mie かりがね - Yunomi.life

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KU005 Tomizawa Tea Garden: Kumamoto Shira-ore Leaf Stem Tea - "Green Tea.Lab" 部02 白折 - Yunomi.life

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Dobashien Tea #17: Kakegawa Series: Imperial Shizuoka Hojicha Roasted Green Tea Leaf Stems 極上ほうじ茶 - Yunomi.life

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Obubu Tea: Roasted Summer Tencha Stems - Suzume (Tenbone Hojicha) - Yunomi.life

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Obubu Tea: Roasted Summer Tencha Stems & Veins - Tsugumi (Tenbone Hojicha) - Yunomi.life

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KU008 Tomizawa Tea Garden: Kumamoto Hojicha Dark Roast - "Green Tea.Lab" 焙02・ほうじ茶 - Yunomi.life

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Azuma Tea Garden: Roasted Green Tea Stems, Kukihojicha - Yunomi.life

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Morita Tea Shop: Wakaba no Kaori, Kukicha Stem Tea (200g) - Yunomi.life

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Ayumi Farms Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu): 2023 Kukicha - Spring Leaf Stem Green Tea

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Chakouan H861: 2022 Ureshino Green Tea Gyokuro Kukicha 嬉野玉露くき茶（白折）80g - Yunomi.life

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Dobashien Tea #14: Kakegawa Series: Shizuoka Karigane, Leaf Stems Green Tea 100g 特上雁ケ音 - Yunomi.life

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Kurihara Tea #15: 2022 Gyokuro Shiraore (Karigane Kukicha) Leaf Stem Tea 玉露白折 - Yunomi.life

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Kurihara Tea #11: 2022 Imperial Shiraore Stem Tea 極上白折 - Yunomi.life

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Murata Tea Garden: 2022 Fukamushi Kukicha Leaf Stem Green Tea From Kikugawa, Shizuoka - Yunomi.life

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NaturaliTea #10: 2022 Kukicha Midori, Stem Tea - Yunomi.life

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