Delicious tea comes from the best tea plantations

Mr. Kitamoto has been asking himself what he needs to do to make delicious tea. In the few years since he took over the farm from the Taisho era, he realized that he did not know what kind of tea leaves he would produce himself. Because of his enthusiasm, he switched from sencha, whose producer is unknown, to tencha, which is the source of matcha, and which he knows was produced by Kanekatsu Kitamoto Noen. However, the production methods for sencha and tencha are different, and some tea trees are suited for sencha while others are suited for tencha, so it was necessary to change from the tea plantation. Mr. Kitamoto said, "I went to Wazuka and Uji to study, but the temperature, atmospheric pressure, and air currents are different from those in Minamiyamashiro Village, so I studied on my own by reading books and other materials. For tea, the most important thing is the tea plantation. The most important thing for tea is to have good quality buds (tea leaves) in the tea plantation," he says. He says, "The tea leaves are the most important part of the process. He plucks the buds and brings them back to the factory. This is the only way for the fresh leaves to begin to decline and fermentation to begin. Tea is inherently so delicate. Tea leaves from the finest tea plantations are harvested and delivered to consumers at 100% of their full potential. This leads to delicious tea.

Mr. Kitamoto also produces high-quality powdered powdered green tea and focuses on processed products. While the tea is used as an ingredient in the green tea soft-serve ice cream sold at the roadside station in Minamiyamashiro Village, Kanekatsu Kitamoto Farm also comes up with products of its own. The "Tea Genovese Sauce," which goes well with pasta and potato dishes, uses additive-free basil, shiso leaves, and edible powdered tea. Other ingredients needed for processed tea products, such as lemon for flavoring stem hojicha. From now on, Mr. Kitamoto would like to look into and challenge various things related to tea. Tea and processed products made by people who are ambitious at any age seem to be different.