Goishicha ( '
go-pebble tea') is a
fermented tea
Fermented tea (also known as post-fermented tea or dark tea) is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation (biochemistry), fermentation, from several months to many years. The exposure of the tea leaves to humidity and oxygen dur ...
originally from China but now grown only in
ÅŒtoyo, KÅchi and Ishizuchi-Kurocha,
Ehime prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
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The tea is made by fermenting harvested tea in a two-step process, first with aerobic fungi, then with anaerobic bacteria
References
Fermented tea
Japanese tea
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