Eden Foods - Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice - 16 Tea Bags
Eden Foods Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice - 16 Tea Bags Eden Foods Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice is a blend of traditionally cured organic sencha green tea leaves and roasted organic brown rice. Eden Foods Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice contains no added flavorings or dyes, and is not processed using any additives. 'Genmai' is the Japanese word for brown rice and 'cha' means tea, hence the name. Prized, young, tender spring leaves near the top of the bush are picked and immediately steamed, rubbed while warm, then rubbed again after they are cool and dry. Rubbing the leaves preserves beneficial antioxidants as well as the green color of the leaves that release their unique flavor and delightful aroma when steeped. The brown rice is slowly roasted until golden and coarsely ground. The dried tea leaves and brown rice are then mixed together according to the recipe producing this unique blend of tea that contains 80 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee. Eden Foods Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice can be enjoyed in any season, hot or chilled but is especially good as iced tea in hot weather months. Just add ice and a slice of lemon, lime, or orange. Delightful soothing flavor of sencha with the nutty flavor and aroma of roasted grain. All true teas stem from the plant Camellia sinensis, an attractive perennial shrub about five feet tall with gentle rounded leaves and tender twigs. Tea becomes green, black, or other varieties depending on the time of harvest, and the way it is cured and handled. Tea begins to oxidize as soon as it is picked. Chinese and English teas allow oxidation to proceed as they dry, but with Japanese green tea oxidation is skillfully halted by the steaming and rubbing process. Eden Foods Organic Genmaicha Green Tea with Brown Rice is organically grown on remote, centuries old tea plantations of Uji, Japan by the Nagata family.