Brown rice green tea is a
green tea
Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the '' Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in the late 1st millenn ...
blended with roasted
brown rice
Brown rice is a whole grain rice with only the inedible outer hull removed. This kind of rice sheds its outer hull or husk but the bran and germ layer remain on, constituting the brown or tan colour of rice. White rice is the same grain without ...
. In
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
, it is called ''hyeonmi-nokcha'' (, literally "brown rice green tea") and is considered a blend of ''
nokcha
Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the ''Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the Tea processing#General, withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in t ...
'' (green tea) and ''
hyeonmi-cha
Brown rice tea, called ''hyeonmi-cha'' ( , lit. "brown rice tea") in Korean and (lit. "brown rice water"), (lit. "roasted brown rice water"), or (lit "roasted rice water") in Vietnamese, is an infusion made from roasted brown rice.
Preparat ...
'' (brown rice tea). In
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, green tea blended with puffed brown rice is called ''
genmaicha
is a Japanese brown rice green tea consisting of green tea mixed with Roasting, roasted popped brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble po ...
'' (literally, "brown rice tea").
Preparation
In
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
, ''hyeonmi-nokcha'' is made by blending ''
jeungje-cha'' (green tea that was steamed, not roasted, before being dried) leaves and roasted
brown rice
Brown rice is a whole grain rice with only the inedible outer hull removed. This kind of rice sheds its outer hull or husk but the bran and germ layer remain on, constituting the brown or tan colour of rice. White rice is the same grain without ...
.
Popular in both the loose and
tea bag
A tea bag (or teabag) is a small, porous, sealed bag or Packet (container), packet typically containing tea leaves (''Camellia sinensis'') or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steeping, steep and make an infusion. Origina ...
forms, brown rice green tea varieties are produced by Hankook Tea and
Sulloc Tea.
Nutrition
of brown rice green tea contains ,
carbohydrate
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,
protein
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,
fat
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The term often refers specif ...
, and
sodium
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.
Few of these
nutrient
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s will be present in the brewed liquid.
Gallery
File:Hyeonmi-nokcha.jpg, ''Hyeonmi-nokcha''
File:Hyeonmi nokcha-Brown Rice Green Tea.jpg, ''Hyeonmi-nokcha'' tea bag
A tea bag (or teabag) is a small, porous, sealed bag or Packet (container), packet typically containing tea leaves (''Camellia sinensis'') or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steeping, steep and make an infusion. Origina ...
See also
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Genmaicha
is a Japanese brown rice green tea consisting of green tea mixed with Roasting, roasted popped brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble po ...
*
Brown rice tea
References
External links
Green tea
Korean tea
Rice drinks
Blended tea
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