How to Brew Genmaicha Green Tea

Genmaicha is a Japanese tea produced by mixing green tea with roasted brown rice. The Japanese brew the genmaicha mixture into a richly flavored tea. Poor peasants in Japan once drank genmaicha because the rice acted as a filler added to the more expensive green tea. The tea has a rich taste that combines the leafy flavor of the tea leaves and the toasted aroma of the rice. Does this Spark an idea?

Print this article

Genmaicha tea mixture
Measuring cup
Kettle
Teaspoon
Teapot
Strainer

Instructions

- 1
  
  Measure 120 ml of water into the kettle and put it on to boil. This is the recommended amount of water for each cup of tea. Boil the water at 190 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
  
  Measure the genmaicha mixture and put into the teapot with the boiling water. Use one teaspoonful for each cup of genmaicha tea.
- 3
  
  Steep the genmaicha mixture in the boiling water for about one minute. Make sure that you do not disturb the teapot by stirring or shaking during the brewing period.
- 4
  
  Strain the genmaicha brew. Pour small amounts of the tea into teacups and drink small amounts of the brew till the last drop of the genmaicha brew is poured.