{"product_id":"gesso-branches","title":"Gesho Branches \/ ጌሾ \/ ጌሶ ዕንጨይቲ","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"ml-2 border-l-4 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.1)] pl-4 text-text-300\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGesho is what hops are to European beer: the plant that gives Ethiopian and Eritrean brewing its backbone. Cut from \u003cem\u003eRhamnus prinoides\u003c\/em\u003e, the shiny-leaf buckthorn that grows across the highlands, these branches are naturally sun-dried and sold whole — stems and bark intact, the way brewers prefer them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSteeped or boiled, gesho gives tella its clean bitterness and tej its dry, resinous edge, cutting through the sweetness of honey and keeping the brew from turning flat or cloying. It also helps a ferment stay stable, which is why households have relied on it for centuries without refrigeration or additives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNothing has been added and nothing sprayed on. One ingredient, dried in the open air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhole dried branches\u003c\/strong\u003e — crush or split to your preferred coarseness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% natural, single ingredient.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSustainably harvested\u003c\/strong\u003e from established highland stands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor tella (traditional beer), tej (honey wine) and korefe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"SINIT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55729608556888,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/3593\/6600\/files\/gesso_sticks.jpg?v=1758701155","url":"https:\/\/www.sinit.co.uk\/products\/gesso-branches","provider":"SINIT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}