Ancient ingredients · Modern rituals

Nourishment
passed down.

Latte blends inspired by the wisdom of TCM and East Asian tradition — for your daily ritual.

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The Blends

Ancient ingredients,
one blend at a time.

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Black Sesame Heritage — a dark ceramic bowl with black sesame latte

Black Sesame · Kinako · Black Bean · Black Rice · Black Mulberry · Black Goji Berry

Black Sesame Heritage

A nourishing latte blend rooted in East Asian tradition. For your morning ritual.

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Red Date Heritage — arriving soon
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Jujube · Longan · Goji Berry

Red Date Heritage

A warming blend inspired by the restorative traditions of TCM evening rituals.

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Snow Mushroom Heritage — arriving soon
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White Tremella · Pearl Barley

Snow Mushroom Heritage

Prized for centuries in East Asian beauty traditions. A blend for deep, quiet nourishment.

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Mugi Heritage — arriving soon
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Roasted Barley · Lotus Root

Mugi Heritage

Inspired by Kanpo and the Japanese tradition of roasted grain teas. Grounding. Earthy. Slow.

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Our Philosophy

What we believe
about nourishment.

Not marketing claims. The beliefs that shaped ROOTED from the beginning.

Hands holding a warm bowl — the ritual of nourishment
Ancient Minerals. Thick. Nutty.

Food as nourishment, not fuel.

For the body, and the heart.
Organic Certified No Fillers

Wellness belongs in everyday life.

Small rituals, repeated daily.

Ancient ingredients.
Modern honesty.

Traditional wisdom, shared with care.
No Artificial Flavors No Additives
Black sesame — nourishment from within
what we nourish consistently shows

Beauty begins from within.

What we nourish consistently shows over time.
Crafted with Intention

Nothing hidden. Nothing added.

No fillers, no preservatives, no artificial extras.
No Preservatives Transparent Sourcing
ROOTED — Born from a desire to return to our roots
Our Story

Born from a desire
to return to our roots.

Ancient food wisdom

Ingredients drawn from millennia of Asian food tradition — chosen not for trends, but for how long they have quietly nourished.

Heritage and personal experience

ROOTED began when our founder, Japanese-born and living abroad, felt the slow disappearance of the rituals she had grown up with.

Tradition, made for modern life

A single daily ritual — two teaspoons in warm milk — built to make centuries of food wisdom as easy as a morning cup.

ROOTED was created to reconnect everyday rituals with the ingredients and traditions that nourished generations before us.

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ROOTED — Section 06: Black Sesame Heritage

The First Blend

The bowl your body
already knows.

Black Sesame Heritage latte — a dark ceramic bowl in morning light

Heritage Collection

Black Sesame Heritage

Six whole-food ingredients

  • Black Sesame — Hēi Zhī Ma · Kidney & Liver tonic
  • Roasted Soybean Kinako — grounding, earthy warmth
  • Black Bean — Hēi Dòu · nourishing the black foods tradition
  • Black Rice — Hēi Mǐ · the emperor's grain
  • Black Mulberry — Sāng Shèn · Blood & Yin nourishment
  • Black Goji Berry — Hēi Gǒu Qǐ · antioxidant depth

In TCM dietary therapy, black sesame — Hēi Zhī Ma — is a Kidney and Liver tonic, revered across centuries not because it was studied in a laboratory, but because it was trusted in kitchens. Generation after generation. The same bowl. The same warmth.

Every ingredient in this blend belongs to what TCM calls the black foods tradition — ingredients that nourish Kidney essence (Jing) and are associated with longevity, deep nourishment, and the quiet strength of things that work slowly.

Not a supplement. A practice. Ground into fine powder, blended with nothing artificial. Warm it with oat milk. With water. With whatever the morning asks of you.

Stir once. Begin.

150g Ground whole ingredient No additives Organic certified
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"Autumn is black sesame season.
It always has been."