Ippodo Tea Ikuyo review
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Product Details
- Brand
- Ippodo Tea
- Origin
- Uji, Kyoto
- Grade
- Culinary
- Cultivars
- Unknown
- Sizes
- 40g, 100g, 200g
- Lab Tested
- Radiation
- Description
Entry-mid tier, slightly more balanced than Hatsu
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Radiation
* Brand-wide result: Ippodo's teas were tested annually (2011 to 2020) for radioactive cesium by a third-party lab (Japan Food Inspection Corporation), with none detected; not a measurement specific to this product.
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Would not recommend
Bought Ikuyo when I needed a stand-in and Ummon was sold out. Rookie mistake. Bitter, kind of dusty mouthfeel, vegetal in the wrong way (think old salad, not fresh). Maybe culinary grade matcha just isn't for me. Whisked it as usucha twice and dumped the rest into a smoothie because I couldn't keep drinking it straight.
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