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Green Tea by The Republic of Tea
The Republic of Tea Japanese Gen Mai Cha blends fire toasted rice and green sencha tea leaves with the fresh flavor of grain to produce this robust tea. A smooth, toasty taste, it follows ancient Japanese tradition to satisfy hunger as well as thirst. All of the company’s teas are naturally produced without additives and undergo testing for pesticide residues at the garden level and again when packaged for premium quality and flavor.
Love the savory flavor (Umami-ness?) from the toasted rice. First steep was a little weak at 2 minutes but very enjoyable. I steeped the bags a second time for 3 minutes. Both 16 ounce mugs were drained in record time.
12/04/12 Steeped 2.5 minutes. Perfect for me, so yummy and satisfying. Nom, nom, nom.
I’m not a huge green tea fan, but this is interesting. It’s the first time I’ve had genmaicha – it tastes kind of like rice krispies! It has a subtle sweetness, roastiness, and not too much astringency. I got this in bags from World Market, but it looks like it might be available as bags or loose leaf under the name “Tea of Inquiry” from RoT.
Pretty good.
It has a nutty, sweet, green, rice cake/rice crispy flavor.
I drank this mostly while i wasn’t feeling well. It really does make you feel like you’ve eaten something. Which made me feel better when I couldn’t handle much :(
I discovered that (after I got better of course) it’s pretty dang good with milk and sugar in it. P: but i like it both ways.
