Japanese Genmaicha

Genmaicha tea is recognised as an extraordinary recipe associated with producing brown roasted rice with delicate green tea leaves recognised as Bancha. This sort of tea consists of a standard sweetness using a gentle scent and pleasant aroma.

there are also many benefits of drinking Genmaicha daily, such as calming and relaxing effects on brains, improving bone and joint health and reduceing glucose levels to help the body function more normally.

Originally Genmaicha was drunk by Japan's poor and the toasted rice was a means of bulking out the more expensive green tea. Now it is drunk by all people as a delicious drink in its own right.

Bancha tea provides the base for the Genmaicha. When Japanese tea is harvested, the main first flush plucking is known as Sencha. Bancha is a later, second flush or autumnal plucking, and much larger leaves are plucked. In fact this is sometimes known as "3-year tea" as leaves up to 3 years old are plucked. This is in marked contrast to virtually all other teas, where only "2 leaves and a bud" are allowed into the basket. (Kukicha is harvested at the same time as Bancha, but consists of the twigs and stems whereas Bancha is the leaves).

Bancha simply means "ordinary tea" in Japanese and it is perhaps looked down on slightly in comparison with Sencha and other teas. It is certainly cheaper, which has enabled it to reach a market outside Japan at reasonable cost.

The health benefits of Green tea are gradually becoming more widely-known. Studies have shown that it increases the rate at which the body burns fat, helps weight loss, enhances performance and has strong antioxidant properties. Bancha has an additional advantage – it contains very large quantities of Vitamin P, a flavonoid, which strengthens the walls of small blood vessels. Bancha is very low in caffeine so is a good evening drink. Genmaicha is reputed to be excellent for the digestion – another reason to drink it after dinner.

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