Kǔ qiáo chá (苦荞茶) is a toasted tartary-buckwheat infusion, caffeine-free, warm and nutty, naturally rich in rutin. Not from the Camellia sinensis plant — a category of its own within “flowers and dry”.
Single-origin tea in a 100 g tin.
Flowers & dry
Buckwheat Tea
苦荞麦
Buckwheat tea is not tea in the botanical sense — a toasted tartary-buckwheat infusion, caffeine-free and nutty.
$180 MXN · 100 g · approx.
Weight
100 g
Region
China
Caffeine
Caffeine-free
Brewing
A method, not a recipe.
Water temp
95°C
Ratio
5 g / 300 ml
Time
3–5 min
Infusions
2–3