Hyeonmi cha

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Hyeonmi cha
Korean name
Hangul 현미차 Hanja 玄米茶 Revised Romanization hyeonmi cha

Hyeonmi cha (literally "brown rice tea") is a tisane made from roasted brown rice.

To make hyeonmi cha, brown rice (typically short-grain brown rice, Oryza sativa var. japonica) is washed, then roasted in a pot. Then water is poured into the pot, brought to a boil, and then simmered for approximately ten minutes. Finally, the leftover brown rice is filtered by a sieve and the beverage, which may range from pale yellow to light golden brown in color, is served in a cup, mug, or bowl.

Although hyeonmi cha may be made from scratch by toasting one's own rice, pre-roasted rice is available commercially in Korean grocery stores, both in Korea as well as overseas, in plastic packages.^{photo 1photo 2photo 3}

While in restaurants the tea is typically strained and served without any grains of rice, when prepared at home a few grains may be poured from the pot into the cup. The rice remaining in the pot is generally discarded rather than eaten or reused for any other purpose.^{[citation needed]}

In Vietnamese cuisine, a nearly identical drink is called nước gạo lức, nước gạo lức rang, or nước gạo rang.

[edit] See also

• Genmaicha, a Japanese tea that is similar to hyeonmi cha but which also contains green tea
• Sungnyung, a Korean beverage made from scorched rice
• Mugicha (called bori cha in Korean), a similar tisane made from roasted barley
• Oksusu cha, a similar tisane made from roasted corn
• Sikhye, a sweet Korean drink made from rice