880 Tasting Notes
Blended Yamane-en’s ‘Toasted Mochi Rice & Tokachi Black Soybean’ with Meng Ding Huang Ya from Sun’s Organic here in NYC. I’m a crazy genmaicha person. This completely confirms it. Why make a genmaicha with a yellow tea? Why Tea Pet? It makes very little sense…. But gosh darnit, this genmaicha is so good! It’s such a soft and subtle tea. A good amount of malt and earthiness, with a lingering vegetal note. This is a perfect tea to calm down with. Kudos, me. :p
Used my An Ji Bai Cha and Yamane-en’s ‘Toasted Mochi Rice & Tokachi Black Soybean’ pack to create what I called “East of East” genmaicha. (Named after my favorite comic: East of West)
It was a nice combination. Though the more that I fool around with a pan-fried green base for genmaicha, the more I realize how much I prefer a steamed green base.