"Dog Ma 1" (reply w/o spam)> writes:

> Lewis Perin wrote:
> > Some of what gets sold as kukicha is all twigs, but some brands are
> > mostly leaf with very thin twigs. The latter is what I like.
>
> Amazing. I've been drinking kukicha for a couple of decades, usually buying
> it at Japanese grocery stores. Always liked it, but didn't think there was
> enough "there" there. Even in Japan, I've only seen kukicha that looked
> pretty much like one of my brushpiles. Is the mostly-leaf style you mention
> readily available?

Ito En makes it. I've only bought it loose at their New York shop,
but I wouldn't be surprised if you could find it foil-wrapped in the
sencha aisle of your nearest Korean/Japanese supermarket.

/Lew
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