Description
 
Japanese Green Tea Genmaicha
 
Green Tea
 
We need to put this Tea on our store upon receiving so many request from our customers and friends. This Japanese green is give a strong roastiness and nutties from the fried brown rice and the refreshing vegetal note from te grene tea. Perfect for a cold winter night or cold brew for a hot summer day.
 
What is Genmaicha?
Genmaicha tea is a green tea infusion popularly consumed in Japan and is now enjoyed in other parts of the world. It has a light yellow color and a mildly sweet and nutty flavor. Back in the day, Genmaicha was often used for religious fasting and tiding people over until their next meal. It is also a favorite remedy for settling an upset stomach.
 
What is in Genmaicha tea?
Literally translating to “brown rice tea,” Genmaicha consists of green tea, most commonly Bancha, and roasted popped brown rice. Bancha is made up of leaves from the same tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from which other kinds of green tea come but are harvested later, in the third and fourth flushes.
 
What else is Genmaicha called?
Genmaicha has been blessed with a couple of other monikers, such as “popcorn tea” because some of the rice grains pop during roasting, and “people’s tea” or “poor man’s tea” because it was traditionally consumed by those with humbler means.
 
Why would people add rice to green tea?
Struggling people had to be resourceful. Tea could be expensive, so to make it last longer and effectively lower the actual cost of the tea, they added rice. It worked as a filler, making this infusion more affordable to poorer folk.