GREEN TEA | Popcorn & Chill
$ 7.25
Buttery goodness in a cup!
This high quality genmaicha stands out with its plump, oval roasted rice paired with premium Japanese green tea. Did you know that rice was added to Japanese Sencha so it was more affordable for the working class. What they created was a Japanese Genmaicha, perfect as a mid-day matinee treat to help you power through your afternoon.
Source: Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Cup Characteristics: Light, golden yellow liquor with a unique, toasty rice flavour tending sweet.
INGREDIENTS: Premium Sencha Green tea, Roasted + Popped rice
CAFFEINE LEVEL: LOW ANTI-OXIDANT LEVEL: HIGH
HACCP Certified, ethically sourced, not made with any elements that may be genetically modified.
FOR:
- Lower Blood Pressure
- Heart Health
- Relaxation
Genmaicha Lattes anyone?
Brew a strong half cup of Genmaicha, add 2 tablespoons of sweetener (brown sugar or infused honey) to your cup, add a half cup of frothed milk (coconut, almond or regular) and top with some cane sugar or powdered genmaicha. Enjoy!
- Hot tea: Put 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 7-9 oz/200-260 ml of water in the teapot. Boil and cool water to 170-180F, pour over loose tea
- Steep 1-2 minutes. Milk, sugar, lemon and mint are not recommended.
- Cold Brew Iced Tea (Mizudashi method): To make 1L/1QT, Add 6 slightly heaping teaspoons to an infuser. Before putting infuser in pitcher, fill pitcher to the top with cold water. Add infuser into pitcher and put in refrigerator for 6-8 hrs or overnight. Infuser can be left in pitcher to release additional antioxidants as cold water brewing will not more tea bitter. Use the Mizudashi Cold Brew Iced Tea Maker for best results!
- Flash-chilled Iced tea: To make 1 L/1 QT, put 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea into a teapot. Pour 1¼ cups/315ml of boiling water over tea.
- Steep 2 minutes. Fill a serving pitcher full with ice. Pour strained tea over ice
- Use the Takeya Flash-Chill Iced Tea Maker for best results.
- ** Some luxury teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. this is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about.
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- * While green tea is traditionally brewed using 180F water, we strongly recommend using filtered or freshly drawn cold water brought to a rolling boil, to reduce the potential incidence of water-borne illnesses. Water can then be cooled to 170-180F.
