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Tokyo Matcha Selection Tea – NaturaliTea : Japanese Organic Green Tea – Organic Genmai-cha 200g (7.05oz) Japanese popcorn green tea from Shizuoka [Standard ship by SAL: NO tracking number]

*Even though Naturalitea is organically grown by Kinezuka family’s unique method without any agricultural chemicals, they cannot have ‘Organic’ or ‘Pesticide-free production’ label due to Japanese laws. What is Genmai-cha? Genmaicha is a type of tea made by mixing sencha or bancha with toasted rice. Though there are different types, 1:1 ratio of toasted rice and bancha is regarded as the standard genmaicha. Because the tea leaf used is half the amount of usual tea, genmaicha contains less caffeine compared to sencha or other green tea. The origin of genmaicha extends back a hundred years to a common practice where people would flavor old tea leaves with leftover kagami-mochi New Year’s rice cakes that had been toasted. The commercialization of this practice replaced the toasted mochi pieces with toasted rice grains, and is now considered a traditional Japanese tea. TEA NOTE CULTIVATION NOTES Pesticide free. Fertilized with organic compost. Tea Product Notes Grown Organically PRODUCT INFO BEST USED BY (SHELF LIFE) See date on package NET WEIGHT 200g (7.05oz) INGREDIENT green tea (Japan), brown rice PACKAGING bag STANDARD STORAGE Store in an airtight container away from sunlight in a cool, dry place.