Genmaicha

This "popcorn tea" blends green tea with roasted rice to create a warming, low-caffeine brew. A staple in japanese tea culture, the bancha leaves have been harvested in Kagoshima where they are crafted with precision and care, then blended with lightly roasted rice.

Originally, the addition of rice was intended to extend the quantity of tea as a result of wartime thriftiness. Genmaicha has transcended its humble beginnings to become a popular choice in tea ceremonies and daily consumption alike.

The light roasting of the rice adds a sweet, nutty character that perfectly complements the natural freshness of the green tea leaves.

It offers a harmonious balance of flavors that pairs well with food or can be enjoyed on its own.

   

  • CHARACTER:  Low caffeine tea with roasted rice and a full body
  • ORIGIN:  Kagoshima, Japan
  • PROCESSING:  Steamed, kneaded, shaped, dried
  • ORGANIC CERTIFICATION: DE-ÖKO-003 (Non-EU Agriculture)
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TASTING NOTES
  • FLAVOR PROFILE: Vetegal and nutty
  • TASTE: Toasted rice, wheatgrass, green vegetables
  • INTENSITY:
    4
PREPARATION
  • QUANTITY: 6g (3 tsp) / 500ml (17 fl oz)
  • WATER TEMPERATURE: 70°C
  • FIRST INFUSION: 4 min
  • SECOND INFUSION: 5 min
  • BREWING VESSEL: Kyusu
  • STORAGE: Airtight, cool, no sunlight, away from odors

Additional Information

Black tea production

Japanese Green Tea

The production of Japanese green tea involves several distinct phases, each critical to developing the tea's unique flavour, color, and aroma:

  • Steaming: Freshly picked tea leaves are quickly heated through steaming to deactivate enzymes and prevent oxidation, preserving the green color and fresh flavor.
  • Primary Drying: The steamed leaves are dried while maintaining a warm temperature, preserving the tea's color and aroma.
  • Kneading: The leaves are kneaded with a rolling motion, evenly spreading their moisture and flavor compounds across the whole leaf .
  • Shaping: The leaves are shaped into various forms to enhance their visual appeal and influence flavor release upon brewing.
  • Drying: The shaped leaves are carefully dried to reduce moisture content, stabilize the flavor, and ensure a long shelf life.

Each step is meticulously controlled to achieve the desired quality and characteristics of the finished green tea.

Organic certification

Organic certification and testing

All our teas are organic certified and tested for pesticides, ensuring they meet stringent quality standards. We steadfastly reject the use of artificial flavors and concentrated aromas. Our approach to creating flavored and blended teas is deeply intentional, involving the in-house selection and combination of each ingredient. Our commitment extends to using only organically certified, whole spices, deliberately avoiding grinding them into fine powders. This choice ensures our teas remain pure and clear, as finely ground spices can release excessive power into the brew, compromising its clarity. The essence of our fruit flavors comes from organic essential oils, obtained through cold press technology to preserve the natural qualities without the degradation that can occur with heat. Proudly, every ingredient in Nannuo Pop is organically certified, embodying our unwavering commitment to purity and quality, without exceptions. This commitment to quality and safety reflects our dedication to providing the best possible product to our customers, with a focus on health and environmental sustainability.

Nannuo Pop

Welcome to Nannuo Pop, where our passion for tea transcends the ordinary, delivering an experience that is not only organic but unparalleled in taste and quality. At the heart of Nannuo Pop, our ethos is rooted in a commitment to fully organic products. Every leaf in our collection and each ingredient that graces our blends is organically certified, ensuring that your tea experience is pure, natural, and unadulterated.
Our quest for best in class teas is a journey of meticulous selection, guided by the refined palates of experienced tea tasters. These connoisseurs of taste screen an extensive array of organic teas, conducting blind tastings that disregard price and origin, to focus solely on flavour. A tea earns its place in our collection only if it receives independent approval from at least two of our tasters, guaranteeing a selection that's truly the best. This rigorous selection process extends to our blends, where ingredients are chosen not just on experience but through exhaustive trial sessions, mixing a myriad of teas and spices in various ratios until the perfect balance is achieved.
But our commitment to excellence doesn't stop at quality. At Nannuo Pop, we believe in making exceptional tea accessible to every wallet. By marrying a minimal margin policy with cutting-edge digitalization and automation, we manage to keep our teas affordably priced. This approach ensures that our teas are not just superior in taste but also in value, making luxury accessible to every tea lover.
Join us at Nannuo Pop, and embark on a journey through the world of tea, where every sip is a testament to purity, quality, and the joy of discovery.

Organic certification