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WHY THE NAME? Legend has it that during the 1400s an important Samuri warlord in Hakone on the Izu Penninsula of Honshu Island was having tea in the morning discussing a battle strategy with his patrol leaders. A servant by the name of Genamai was serving hot tea to the group. Leaning over to give tea to the warlord, rice that he had surreptitiously taken for a morning snack fell out of this pocket into the steaming hot tea. Some popped upon hitting the hot tea.. The warlord was incensed, jumped up brandishing his samurai sword he promptly cutoff Genamai's head in one swoop. He then sat down to continue the meeting. Despite the fact that the tea had been tarnished he drank it anyway. The flavor was unique and enjoyed it tremendously. In honor of poor Genamai, the Samurai pronounced that his rice and tea be served every morning and be called GENMAICHA (Cha being the name of TEA in Japanese)
Product Description
This is a beautiful loose Green Tea. Of course blended with all natural ingredients, Green Tea, roasted Rice and pop rice. A unique quality and taste. You cannot beat this price for this exquisite Tea. 2 ounces makes 20-30 cups of this Tea.
Genmai-cha, a Japanese specialty, stands for "brown rice tea." GEEN TEA IS BLENDED WITH ROASTED. PARTIALLY PUFFED RICE GIVING IT A TOASTY Flavor. Sencha is blended with the toasted rice. The fresh vegetative character of the green tea is imparted on the cup but it is tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice. Recommendations: Use 1 heaping tsp.per 6 oz cup. heat water until stream rises(180 degrees)Let steep for 1-2 minutes.
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