[2] It was also used by people fasting for religious purposes or who found themselves to be between meals for long periods of time.

[2] The sugar and starch from the rice cause the tea to have a warm, full, nutty flavor.

[3] Tea steeped from genmaicha has a light yellow hue.

Genmaicha is also sold with matcha (powdered green tea) added to it.

In South Korea, a very similar tea is called hyeonminokcha (현미녹차, 'brown rice green tea'), while the word hyeonmicha (현미차), which is a cognate of genmaicha, refers to an infusion of roasted brown rice in boiling water.