Good for séances – movie ones, not spiritualistic ones, because it’s a popcorn tea!
Good for séances – movie ones, not spiritualistic ones, because it’s popcorn tea!
Although you could probably do something with the spiritualistic ones, too, because legends of decapitations are not cream puffs.
You know that legend about the snacking servant who lost his head for an insult because he inadvertently sprinkled roasted rice from the shogun’s tea sleeve, and then it turned out to be tasty after all, and they named the rice tea after the servant? We heard it was fest nonsense.
Green tea was not a cheap commodity, so in order to use fewer leaves and still enjoy something flavorful, the poorer Japanese added roasted rice to it – that’s how Genmaicha was created. And, as stories like this go, they created something that is a culinary classic.
Sencha and rice, so much for the recipe – it’s tasty, interesting, popcorn-like. Perfect for light meals!
