There are teas that wake you up… and others that envelop you.
Genmaicha belongs to the latter family: that of calm moments, gentle mornings, peaceful evenings when everything slows down.
Born in Japan, this unique blend of Sencha green tea and toasted brown rice offers a deeply comforting, almost nostalgic experience… Like a gentle, subtle, yet essential warmth.
🍃 A unique sensory experience
As soon as you open the bag, an unexpected aroma greets you:
that of warm, slightly toasted rice, almost like popcorn, mingled with the vegetal freshness of green tea.
In the mouth… it's a caress.
A golden liquor, sweet, round, without any harshness.
Sencha brings a slight liveliness, while the rice envelops everything with a soothing cereal warmth.
It's a tea that doesn't try to impress — it tries to make you feel good.
🍂 A profoundly human story
Genmaicha was born from a simple but brilliant idea, several centuries ago in Kyoto:
to mix tea with toasted rice to make it more accessible and nourishing.
Long nicknamed “the people's tea”, it was consumed by monks, modest families, samurai…
Not for its prestige, but for what it provided:
comfort, balance, simplicity.
Even today, it embodies this rare Japanese philosophy:
👉 finding beauty in the ordinary
👉 transforming a simple moment into a precious ritual
🌱 A perfect balance between nature and sweetness
• 50% Sencha green tea • 50% puffed brown rice
• 90 g ≈ 40 generous bowls
• Origin: Fujieda, Shizuoka region (Japan) 🇯🇵
• Japanese organic certification (JAS)
• 100% natural, no additives
Its profile is exceptional because it is ultra-accessible:
no bitterness, no harshness — only sweetness and roundness.
Perfect for discovering Japanese tea… or for coming back to it every day.
☕ A simple, yet magical ritual
2–3 g · 200 ml of water at 85 °C · 3 minutes
Then let yourself be surprised by a lighter second infusion…
or try it as a cold infusion: a pure marvel, sweet and thirst-quenching.
💛 A tea that takes care of you
Rich in antioxidants 🍃
Soothing thanks to L-theanine
Low in theine → ideal at any time
Promotes digestion, concentration, and inner balance
It's the perfect companion for reading, creating, breathing… or simply being.
✨ Why this Genmaicha is different
Because it's not an "industrial" tea.
At Ellangepiano x Anataé, each batch comes from Japanese farmers with whom a relationship of trust has existed for years.
Passionate producers, respectful of the land, who cultivate with rigor and sincerity.
👉 What you receive is not just a tea
👉 It's a fragment of Japan, faithful, authentic, alive
🍵💫 Genmaicha is not just a simple tea.
It's a pause. A refuge. A discreet warmth that lingers.
