Genmaicha: green tea, but better!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha

Every time we went to a Japanese restaurant we asked for green tea and it tasted different than the one we had at home, after many tries buying green tea in the foreign food aile in our local super store we finally found it.

Genmai-cha:

Genmaicha (玄米茶?, “brown rice tea”) is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as “popcorn tea” because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn. This type of tea was originally drunk by poor Japanese, as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea; which is why it is also known as the “people’s tea.” Today it is consumed by all segments of society.

Definitely the best I’ve had.