Tea Pick: Kukicha

This is a pleasant, inexpensive green tea, best with meals. It is probably good with sushi, and it is certainly good with dumplings or bok choy. It is also simple to prepare, as it is likely to turn out well even with a shortage of leaves or warm water. Each sip begins with the illusion of your lips and throat touching the soil, but its lasting impression is almost sugary without causing offense.