Seven Summits Genmaicha Tea: Junko Tabei
$16.00
- Luxury Ingredients: Organic: Green tea, Roasted + Popped rice. Certified Organic by Pro-Cert
- Organic Systems.
- Tea(s) From: China
- Region(s): Zhejiang Province
- Antioxidant Level: High
- Caffeine Content: Low
- Smooth starch of toasted rice cuts the bitterness of the green tea
- Our organic genmaicha green tea with brown rice is a Japanese style green tea combined with toasted brown mochi rice; sometimes called brown rice tea, popcorn tea, or toasted rice green tea
- Ethically harvested; organic loose leaf tea from Zhejiang Province
- 2 to 3 infusions available from a single serving of tea; thus lowering cost per cup
- Genmaicha tea is a premium Japanese style tea; often consumed while fasting
A classic combination of japanese-style green tea, mixed with fire toasted mochi rice. The smooth starch of the rice cuts the bitterness of the green tea. Often consumed during fasts, this tea has more body than green tea alone. Brews to a lovely golden color, and has 2 or 3 infusions available from a single batch of tea. Inspired by the first woman to summit Mount Everest, Junko Tabei.
This is a specialty Japanese style green tea with a fresh vegetative character of the green tea imparted on the cup but it is tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice. There is a natural sweetness and almost chewy character to the finish of this tea. During the firing of the rice, it is not uncommon for rice to ‘pop’ not unlike popcorn, hence the pet name ‘popcorn-tea’.
Legend has it that during the 1400’s an important samurai warlord in Hakone was having tea in the morning discussing a battle strategy with his patrol leaders. A servant by the name of Genamai was serving hot tea to the group. Leaning over to give tea to the warlord, rice that he had surreptitiously taken for a morning snack fell out of his pocket into the steaming hot tea. Some popped upon hitting the hot tea.
The warlord was incensed, jumped up brandishing his samurai sword he cut-off Genamai’s head. Despite the fact that the tea had been tarnished he drank it anyway. The flavor was very unique and he enjoyed it tremendously. In honor of poor Genamai he pronounced that this rice and tea be served every morning and be called ‘Genmaicha’ (cha being the name of ‘tea’ in Japanese)
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Junko Tabei, the woman who scaled the tallest mountain on every continent.
This tea tells a story, and we love stories of women who pushed. Junko Tabei fell in love with climbing mountains when she was a girl.
She grew up to be the first woman to climb Mt Everest, as well as the first woman to reach all Seven Summits, which are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents.
She spent much of her adult life working to protect high mountain environments by leading “clean up climbs” in Japan and the Himalayas as well as being the director of the Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan.
As the first woman to climb the Everest and the Seven Summit, she did it in the 60’s – when mountaineering was not a woman’s world.
Being female wasn’t her only obstacle to those summits, either.
She was petite – a frail child who only grew to be four feet, nine inches tall. Still, she blazed trails!
Junko met her husband on a mountain, and he worked and looked out for their children so she could climb.
⛰ She founded the Ladies Climbing Club, and led an expedition of fifteen women, including herself, up Mount Everest. They had to struggle to fund the trip, and then, twelve days from the summit, an avalanche wiped out their camp.
⭐️ Still, they made the summit, gaining fame for the club, whose slogan was “Let’s go on an overseas expedition by ourselves.”
🍵 Seven Summits Genmaicha Tea – a premium Japanese style tea
▶︎Often consumed during fasts, this tea has more body than green tea alone. Brews to a lovely golden color, and has 2 or 3 infusions available from a single batch of tea.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.1 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5 × 1.5 × 8 in |
| Size |
- Luxury Ingredients: Organic: Green tea, Roasted + Popped rice. Certified Organic by Pro-Cert
- Organic Systems.
- Tea(s) From: China
- Region(s): Zhejiang Province
- Antioxidant Level: High
- Caffeine Content: Low
- Smooth starch of toasted rice cuts the bitterness of the green tea
- Our organic genmaicha green tea with brown rice is a Japanese style green tea combined with toasted brown mochi rice; sometimes called brown rice tea, popcorn tea, or toasted rice green tea
- Ethically harvested; organic loose leaf tea from Zhejiang Province
- 2 to 3 infusions available from a single serving of tea; thus lowering cost per cup
- Genmaicha tea is a premium Japanese style tea; often consumed while fasting
A classic combination of japanese-style green tea, mixed with fire toasted mochi rice. The smooth starch of the rice cuts the bitterness of the green tea. Often consumed during fasts, this tea has more body than green tea alone. Brews to a lovely golden color, and has 2 or 3 infusions available from a single batch of tea. Inspired by the first woman to summit Mount Everest, Junko Tabei.
This is a specialty Japanese style green tea with a fresh vegetative character of the green tea imparted on the cup but it is tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice. There is a natural sweetness and almost chewy character to the finish of this tea. During the firing of the rice, it is not uncommon for rice to ‘pop’ not unlike popcorn, hence the pet name ‘popcorn-tea’.
Legend has it that during the 1400’s an important samurai warlord in Hakone was having tea in the morning discussing a battle strategy with his patrol leaders. A servant by the name of Genamai was serving hot tea to the group. Leaning over to give tea to the warlord, rice that he had surreptitiously taken for a morning snack fell out of his pocket into the steaming hot tea. Some popped upon hitting the hot tea.
The warlord was incensed, jumped up brandishing his samurai sword he cut-off Genamai’s head. Despite the fact that the tea had been tarnished he drank it anyway. The flavor was very unique and he enjoyed it tremendously. In honor of poor Genamai he pronounced that this rice and tea be served every morning and be called ‘Genmaicha’ (cha being the name of ‘tea’ in Japanese)
24 in stock