What hojicha means
Hojicha is made by pan or drum roasting bancha, sencha, or kukicha until the leaves turn reddish brown. Roasting drives off most of the caffeine and softens astringency, leaving a toasty, caramel-like flavor. Hojicha can be sold in leaf form for steeping or as hojicha powder for lattes, but it is unrelated to matcha in cultivar handling and shading.
Also called
Hojicha also appears as roasted green tea.