Genmaicha ("brown rice tea") is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice. Koreans call it Hyeonmi nokcha. During roasting process few grains of rice pop...plus it resembles popocorn. That's whysome people also call it "Popcorn tea".
Genmaicha used to be a drink of poor Japanese cause rice added to this tea made it cheaper. Today all parts of Japanese society drink this tea.Genmaicha has mild flavour, combining fresh flavour of green tea and aroma of roasted rice...
You should brew Genmaicha with water at temperature of 80-85°C (175-185°F). Tea is ready for drinking after 3-5 minutes, depending on how strong tea do you like....
