I first had Genmaicha at a Japanese restaurant and from the first sip I was hooked.
The flavour of the toasted brown rice and green tea was just so appealing to my palate and I just wanted to keep on sipping an endless supply… I just had to know what it was and where I could get it. I did find some at a little tea house and have had it a few times since, but I ran out and couldn’t find any near me and after having a cup at my friend Gen’s house the other day, I was determined to get my hands on some.
Turns out, all you need is brown rice and green tea. Very easy to get both of those; and like many things, when you do it yourself, you can have a lot more for a lot less.
So here is what you need…
This is organic green tea (Sencha) and Organic short grain brown rice
I heated my cast-iron pan on medium high heat and put a layer of rice on the bottom which worked out to about an equal amount of green tea that I had.
Stir the rice and toast it until is smells nutty, kernels are popping and the rice is a nice golden brown colour. Just make sure that it doesn’t burn.
Let cool and then mix with the green tea.
Use about 1 tsp per cup of hot water and Enjoy…
I was just telling someone about this the other day, and I had no idea it had a NAME! Thank for both the name and the recipe!!
Sounds delicious! I’ve never heard of genmaicha before, but I want to try it and see if I like it! I’ll be sharing this on my blog if you don’t mind 🙂
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