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This is my first time trying genmaicha, and I’m really digging it. And I think chai was the perfect way to introduce me to it, since I love chai tea! To me, is smelled like rice crispies and ginger, which really excited me because I wasn’t sure if I would be able to smell/taste the rice. And there were little popped rice that looked like popcorn! I was way too amused by this tea type of tea.
This tastes so good! It seems like my last few chai tea purchases have been heavy on the cinnamon, and lacking much else. The effect leaves me feeling like I’m drinking hot fireball (which I hate, and for some ungodly reason my boyfriend loves). Thankfully this was not like that. There was still cinnamon, but it took the back seat. The first taste I pick up is the rice, which tastes toasty followed by ginger and clove and something else that I can’t quite put my finger on, which I’m guessing is cardamom since I’m not too familiar with it and probably just can’t identify it. Then comes the cinnamon and the whole tea leaves you feeling warm and comfy. I can see myself reaching for this again and again during the winter (what little winter we actually get here in florida that is. So like 3 days).