Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:09 pm
I've had a type of green tea in Asia that has a rice taste to it. Nutty and full. Anyone know what this variety is?
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Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:36 pm
If by Asia you mean Japan it may have been genmaicha, which has literal rice in it.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:19 pm
That would be the obvious thing.
could also be a Chinese green tea. Some have this kind of quality which is reminiscent of rice, but comes from the pan frying process.
could also be a Chinese green tea. Some have this kind of quality which is reminiscent of rice, but comes from the pan frying process.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:14 pm
Yes exactly. Many longjing and similar have this full nutty flavor.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:00 pm
A very difficult to source ‘roasted sencha’ from Kagoshima Co (because they don’t make every year) is very chestnutty nutty sweet potatoe umami rich, both in aroma and flavor, with hints of evergreen. Ohhh so good.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:07 am
Green korean tea Yip-Cha could fit the description, in a korean restaurant they named it corn tea.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:56 pm
I would bet on a scented tea where « sticky rice herb » is used to give its flavor to green or white tea. This type of tea is a speciality from Thailand, Laos, or the area.
I’ve had some and it really has the smell and taste of sticky rice. Surprising but quite nice actually.
Please read here for an example:
https://www.siam-teas.com/product/bolav ... white-tea/
I’ve had some and it really has the smell and taste of sticky rice. Surprising but quite nice actually.
Please read here for an example:
https://www.siam-teas.com/product/bolav ... white-tea/
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:00 pm
There is one puerh scented with this « sticky rice herb » on Yunnansourcing.
https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/ ... o-mi-xiang
https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/ ... o-mi-xiang
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:39 pm
I have drunk this tea in Chiangmai. For a session or two the novelty was quite nice but that was all I wanted. CheersElise wrote: ↑Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:56 pmI would bet on a scented tea where « sticky rice herb » is used to give its flavor to green or white tea. This type of tea is a speciality from Thailand, Laos, or the area.
I’ve had some and it really has the smell and taste of sticky rice. Surprising but quite nice actually.
Please read here for an example:
https://www.siam-teas.com/product/bolav ... white-tea/
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:42 am
Yes, same for me. It’s a present we received from friends living in Laos. The name of the tea was already saying that it wouldn’t be an everyday tea for us.
But it was still worth the experience.
But it was still worth the experience.
Re: Type of Green Tea that has rice taste
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:14 am
I just received some tea from a friend in Korea that is made with brown rice, 현미제주녹차 (brown rice green tea) from Jejudo. It tastes like the burnt rice at the bottom of a pot after you cook rice, very tasty and the brown rice quality is high.
