Ryokucha is a Japanese term for green tea, dried without fermentation. When powdered, it becomes matcha.
The best grade of ryokucha is gyokuro. The next best is sencha, and everyday is bancha. When toasted, it becomes hōjicha.

Examples
Bancha
Japanese lower-grade green tea
Gyokuro
Highest grade of Japanese green tea
Sencha
Japanese high-grade green tea
Categories: Green tea
Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Subcategories: Banchajp-ro Gyokurojp-ro Senchajp-ro
References:
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995
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Gyokuro


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Green tea
Sencha

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