Back in the day, brown rice was used as a filler in order to reduce the price of this particular tea. This made it more affordable for the common population, which is why it was coinedthe people’s tea. Are there health benefits? The main ingredient in genmaicha is the green tea leaf...
Sometimesmatchais also added to genmaicha, and its called matcha iri genmaicha (抹茶入玄米茶). Genmaicha with added matcha is easy to recognize because the roasted rice looks green! The roasted rice, called genmai (玄米), is generally mixed with green tea in a proportion of 1 : 1, altho...
Bancha tea is your everyday Japanese green tea with a fantastic and unique flavor and yet still full of wonderful green tea health benefits.
High quality matcha tea can be a little bit expensive, but because it has a lot of amino acids in it, there can be significant health benefits from it. It has a very strong, distinct taste that many people do not care for right away. If it is blended in with other foods, the taste...