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Genmaicha
Genmaicha
Type	Green
Other names	玄米茶 (Kanji); Roasted rice tea; "Popcorn tea"
Origin	Japan

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Genmaicha (玄米茶, "brown rice tea") is a Japanese brown rice green tea consisting of green tea mixed with roasted popped brown rice.^[1] It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn, or as "people's tea", as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea, making it historically more available for poorer Japanese. Today all segments of society drink genmaicha.^[2] It was also used by people fasting for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.^[2]

The sugar and starch from the rice cause the tea to have a warm, full, nutty flavor. It is considered easy to drink and to make the stomach feel better.^[3] Tea steeped from genmaicha has a light yellow hue. Its flavor is mild and combines the fresh grassy flavor of green tea with the aroma of the roasted rice.

Genmaicha is also sold with matcha (powdered green tea) added to it. This product is called matcha-iri genmaicha (抹茶入り玄米茶) (lit. genmaicha with added powdered tea). Matcha-iri genmaicha has a similar flavor to plain genmaicha, but the flavor is often stronger and the color more green than light yellow.^{[citation needed]}

In South Korea, a very similar tea is called hyeonminokcha (현미녹차; "brown rice green tea"), while the word hyeonmicha (현미차), which is a cognate of genmaicha, refers to an infusion of roasted brown rice in boiling water.

References

^ "Genmaicha at itoen-global". itoen-global.
^ ^a ^b "Genmaicha Tea". Retrieved 2016-02-22.
^ "Genmaicha (玄米茶)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

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[1] "Genmaicha at itoen-global". itoen-global.

[Vic-2] "Genmaicha Tea". Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[Green-3] "Genmaicha (玄米茶)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

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-{{nihongo|'''''Genmaicha'''''|[[wikt:玄米茶|玄米茶]]|extra="toasted rice tea"}} is a Japanese [[toasted rice green tea]] consisting of [[green tea]] mixed with [[Roasting|roasted]] popped [[cooked and dehydrated short grain rice]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Genmaicha at itoen-global |url=http://www.itoen-global.com/allabout_greentea/varieties.html |website=itoen-global}}</ref> It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the [[rice]] pop during the roasting process and resemble [[popcorn]], or as "people's tea", as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea, making it historically more available for poorer Japanese. Today all segments of society drink genmaicha.<ref name="Vic">{{ cite web |access-date=2016-02-22 | title=Genmaicha Tea | url=http://www.viconyteas.com/directory/tea-encyclopedia/genmaicha.html }}</ref> It was also used by people [[fasting]] for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.<ref name="Vic"/>
+{{nihongo|'''''Genmaicha'''''|[[wikt:玄米茶|玄米茶]]|extra="brown rice tea"}} is a Japanese [[brown rice green tea]] consisting of [[green tea]] mixed with [[Roasting|roasted]] popped [[brown rice]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Genmaicha at itoen-global |url=http://www.itoen-global.com/allabout_greentea/varieties.html |website=itoen-global}}</ref> It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the [[rice]] pop during the roasting process and resemble [[popcorn]], or as "people's tea", as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea, making it historically more available for poorer Japanese. Today all segments of society drink genmaicha.<ref name="Vic">{{ cite web |access-date=2016-02-22 | title=Genmaicha Tea | url=http://www.viconyteas.com/directory/tea-encyclopedia/genmaicha.html }}</ref> It was also used by people [[fasting]] for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.<ref name="Vic"/>
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 Genmaicha is also sold with [[matcha]] (powdered green tea) added to it. This product is called {{nihongo|''matcha-iri genmaicha''|抹茶入り玄米茶}} (lit. genmaicha with added powdered tea). ''Matcha-iri genmaicha'' has a similar flavor to plain genmaicha, but the flavor is often stronger and the color more green than light yellow.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
-In South Korea, a very similar tea is called ''[[hyeonminokcha]]'' ({{lang|ko|현미녹차}}; "toasted rice green tea"), while the word ''[[hyeonmicha]]'' ({{lang|ko|현미차}}), which is a [[cognate]] of ''genmaicha'', refers to an infusion of roasted white rice in boiling water.
+In South Korea, a very similar tea is called ''[[hyeonminokcha]]'' ({{lang|ko|현미녹차}}; "brown rice green tea"), while the word ''[[hyeonmicha]]'' ({{lang|ko|현미차}}), which is a [[cognate]] of ''genmaicha'', refers to an infusion of roasted brown rice in boiling water.
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