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POPPED GENMAI | tisane
$4.00 - $42.67
POPPED GENMAI is a twice-baked genmai ("brown rice") from Wazuka, Kyoto prefecture, Japan. Locally grown rice is roasted at 200ºC until thoroughly cooked, then toasted again to "pop" about 75% of the kernels. Just like popcorn!
Produced with Japonica varietal rice of the koshihikari cultivar, this genmai is a short grain rice of superb eating quality. Toasted, the carbohydrates undergo chemical changes that create caramel and sweet breakfast cereal qualities with a saccharine roasted aroma perfect for cold weather.
vintage — summer '22
style — genmai ("brown rice")
cultivar — koshihikari
region — Wazuka (Uji), Kyoto, Japan
STEEPING PARAMETERS
(use freshly boiled spring water)
modern, large format
[300 ml+ vessel — BOLI, large teapot]
4 grams — 200°F (93°C) — 3 minutes
traditional, small format
[150 ml- vessel — gaiwan, small teapot]
7 grams — 200°F (93°C) — 25 seconds
+25-30 seconds each additional steep