Ko-cha(Konacha)

[ryux]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a strong flavored (but not bitter strong, just flavor strong..I think it's supposed to be astrigency?) green tea to drink when I eat dinner like sushi or other oily foods- I know coke does this well but I only drink limited amount of carbonated beverages as they are not very good for health.

When I mean strong, I mean like fukamushi is stronger than asamushi kind of strong. I came across this tea type called ko-cha or kona-cha. Many vendors incl. zencha, kaburagien, etc are carrying them and said to be popular choice to serve at sushi restaurants. From the description, it seems like perfect for my needs, but I wanted to hear our experts opinions about this type of tea.

Are they no good at all? (seeing as how it's super cheap compared to YM let say) If it's gonna be bitter or have horrible taste, I might as well not get one and just invest in better quality fukamushi...

Thanks in advanced!

[Chip]

They tend to be ok with food, etc when there are competing flavors, but for times when you want to sit and really enjoy a good Japanese tea, they are not such a good choice.

[Victoria]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a strong flavored (but not bitter strong, just flavor strong..I think it's supposed to be astrigency?) green tea to drink when I eat dinner like sushi or other oily foods- I know coke does this well but I only drink limited amount of carbonated beverages as they are not very good for health.

When I mean strong, I mean like fukamushi is stronger than asamushi kind of strong. I came across this tea type called ko-cha or kona-cha. Many vendors incl. zencha, kaburagien, etc are carrying them and said to be popular choice to serve at sushi restaurants. From the description, it seems like perfect for my needs, but I wanted to hear our experts opinions about this type of tea.

Are they no good at all? (seeing as how it's super cheap compared to YM let say) If it's gonna be bitter or have horrible taste, I might as well not get one and just invest in better quality fukamushi...

Thanks in advanced!

Isn't Konacha more like powdered sencha? I was just reading about this on Tao of Tea. They say, "Konacha - a less refined powdered green tea made from leaf and stems. More suitable for casual drinking and for recipes that call for powdered green tea."

[ryux]

It is somewhat like powdered green tea apparantly. Not as fine as actual powdered green tea or matcha, but more like small bits of sencha left overs???

It's supposed to be very astrigent which should be good for foods. But I am not really sure since these vendors make every type of tea sound delicious lol. So I was looking for some opinions from people who have tried ko-cha before

[Chip]

Actually, I believe it is more akin to tea dust. This was discussed in some detail of the Green Tea Forum of O-Cha. Not ground like matcha or powdered sencha.