{"product_id":"bol-a-ochazuke-kobiki","title":"Kobiki Ochazuke Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is a comforting staple dish for those who wish to eat a light but warm meal in cold weather, or even to serve it as a cold tea version in summer (favouring ryokucha or mugicha tea).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ocha\" means tea and \"zuke\" means submerged. Therefore, Ochazuke essentially means submerged in tea. According to purists, the origins of ochazuke appear to date back to the Heian period (794–1185), during which people would habitually drink tea and eat rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the Edo period (1603–1687), the Japanese began adding toppings such as umeboshi plums, cooked salmon, ikura salmon roe, and tsukemono. The original broth was water; this quickly evolved into tea, and then in the 20th century into dashi, with the aim of enhancing the flavours. Nowadays, the Japanese generally eat ochazuke rice with green tea or dashi, accompanied by tsukemono (pickled vegetables) or cooked salmon, followed by nori seaweed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main liquids used for ochazuke are green tea or ryokucha, genmaicha tea, hojicha tea, sencha tea, and dashi broth. Japanese people generally eat Ochazuke as a starter or to round off a hearty meal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NISHIKIDORI 2026","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54111390204237,"sku":"NISVICH91","price":7.08,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/6438\/8941\/files\/VICH91-s.webp?v=1782227308","url":"https:\/\/www.nishikidori.com\/en\/products\/kobiki-ochazuke-bowl","provider":"Nishikidori","version":"1.0","type":"link"}