Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea (Fagopyrum tataricum) — Roasted Herbal Tea, 500g Loose

Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea (Fagopyrum tataricum) is the slow-roasted seed of a traditional food-herb grain known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Hēi Kǔ Qiáo (黑苦荞). Long valued in folk food therapy as a gentle, grain-based wellness tea, black tartary buckwheat has been prized for its warming, earthy character and its traditional role in supporting digestion and daily balance. Its nature is slightly cool to neutral with a sweet, lightly bitter flavor, making it a mild yet comforting brew for everyday drinking.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb grain tea
• Slow-roasted black tartary buckwheat
• Fagopyrum tataricum seeds
• 500g loose bulk pack
• Unsweetened, caffeine-free brew

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is low-temperature slow-roasted to preserve the deep amber-brown color of the seeds and their warm, toasted grain aroma. When brewed, the liquor turns a clear golden-brown with a smooth, nutty, lightly roasted flavor and a faint floral sweetness on the finish, leaving a clean, mellow aftertaste without bitterness.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily hot tea brewing
• Restaurant and teahouse service
• After-meal digestive tea
• Blending with flower and herbal teas
• Cold-brewed summer refreshment

Traditional Uses

In folk food therapy, black tartary buckwheat is roasted and steeped as a daily grain tea, often served after meals to support comfortable digestion. It is brewed alone as a warming infusion, blended with chrysanthemum or rose for a floral cup, or simmered into congee and grain porridge during cooler seasons. In many regional kitchens it is kept on hand as a gentle, everyday wellness tea for the whole family.

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