Is hojicha the next matcha? The Japanese tea creeping onto menus BBC Ana likes matcha but she also drinks alternatives like hojicha Browsing through the menu in a London cafe, Ana Costa wasn't sure what drink she was in the mood for. She didn't fancy a coffee and was considering a matcha latte, when hojicha caught her eye. A Japanese drink made from green tea, hojicha is dry-roasted at high temperatures to produce a distinctive aroma and nutty flavour. It's less bitter than green tea, with a low caffeine content - and it's creeping onto café menus. Hojicha tea has always been on the menu, in its traditional form, at chef Shuko Oda's Koya restaurant in London. "Traditionally, we don't put milk or any sugar or sweetenings in with hojicha," Oda says.…