As researcher-practitioners we have been studying and consuming burdock tea for quite some time and have noticed a curious omission: none of the English-language sources that we have encountered talks about the taste of the tea. There may indeed be sensory evaluations out there, but we have not run across them.
What we have discovered is that not all brands of burdock tea taste the same. Some have more complexity than others. All seem to possess a common and highly appealing earthiness, which is sometimes coupled with a little smokiness, as well. Furthermore, we do not know of any articles that examine the possibility of pairing the tea with various dishes, which might prove a fertile area of exploration. Recently, we accidentally added honey to a cup of burdock tea and found that they go quite well together.
Perhaps the time has come for some burdock tea parties.
Drinking Japan 