Genmaicha is a blend of green tea and toasted rice (which looks brown) that produces a sweet, nutty flavor. The hue is a light yellow with a mild, smooth taste and rounded body. Other Names in English Brown Rice Tea Popcorn Tea The Origins of Genmaicha Like Hojicha, Genmaicha probably had its origins as a…
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Hojicha Tea Pudding Recipe
This hojicha pudding recipe serves 4-6 people. Ingredients Milk: 600 ml (about 2.5 cups) Houjicha tea leaves: 3 tablespoons Sugar: 1 tablespoon Powdered gelatin: 10g Water: 4 tablespoons Instructions Sprinkle the powdered gelatin into the 4 tablespoons of water in a bowl, and mix until the gelatin dissolves. Add the houjicha tea leaves and sugar…
Art and Tea: Naniwaya Okita by Kitagawa Utamaro (ukiyo-e)
Here is a beautiful ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro (c1753-1806), a famous ukiyo-e artist active in the Edo period. The subject of this piece is Naniwaya Okita (c1779-c1793), a waitress of the Naniwaya-tea-house located on the east side of Asakusa Temple. She was also featured in the famous ukiyo-e print “The Three Beauties of the…