Make Your Own Genmaicha at Home - Toasted Rice Green Tea

Put some brown rice into a pan and turn it onto high heat.

Once the pan is hot and the rice begins roasting, lower it to medium heat.

Stir the rice around very quickly to prevent burning.

After about 10 minutes of stirring, check the rice; some kernels should begin to crack open.

Decide which kind of tea leaves to use; for this experiment, use bancha tea leaves.

Mix the toasted rice with the bancha tea leaves.

Brew the tea using water at 90° C for 30 seconds.

If the flavor is lacking, try using white rice instead of brown rice.

Toast the white rice until it resembles typical genmaicha; it should be crunchy with a strong aroma.

Mix the toasted white rice with the bancha leaves and brew the tea for 1 minute.

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