# Brown rice tea

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Beverage made by infusing rice grains

This article is about brown rice infusion. For Japanese green tea, see [Genmaicha](/source/Genmaicha).

Brown rice tea Type Herbal tea Other names Hyeonmi-cha nước gạo lứt nước gạo lứt rang nước gạo rang Origin Korea Quick description Tea made from brown rice Temperature 100 °C (212 °F) Time 5 minutes Website

Regional names Vietnamese name Vietnamese nước gạo lứt nước gạo lứt rang nước gạo rang Literal meaning brown rice water roasted brown rice water roasted rice water Korean name Hangul 현미차 Hanja 玄米茶 Literal meaning brown rice tea Revised Romanization hyeonmicha McCune–Reischauer hyŏnmich'a

**Brown rice tea**, called ***hyeonmi-cha*** (현미차 [\[hjʌn.mi.tɕʰa\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Korean), lit. "brown rice tea") in [Korean](/source/Korean_language) and ***nước gạo lứt*** (lit. "brown rice water"), ***nước gạo lứt rang*** (lit. "roasted brown rice water"), or ***nước gạo rang***[1] (lit "roasted rice water") in [Vietnamese](/source/Vietnamese_language), is an infusion made from roasted [brown rice](/source/Brown_rice).[2][3]

## Preparation

This tea is prepared by infusing roasted [brown rice](/source/Brown_rice) in boiling water.[4] Brown [japonica rice](/source/Japonica_rice) is typically used in Korea.[4] The rice is washed, soaked, roasted in a dry pan or pot, and cooled. Around 50 g (1.8 oz) of roasted brown rice is added to 600 ml (21 imp fl oz; 20 US fl oz) of boiling water and simmered for a short time, around five to ten minutes.[5] Rice grains may be strained before serving.[4] The beverage may range from pale yellow to light golden brown in color.

Pre-roasted rice used to make *hyenomi-cha* is available commercially in groceries, traditional markets, and supermarkets in Korea and Korean groceries overseas.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

		- Roasted brown rice

		- A pot of boiling brown rice tea

## Similar drinks and blends

*Hyeonmi-cha* can be blended with *[nokcha](/source/Nokcha)* (green tea) to produce *[hyeonmi-nokcha](/source/Hyeonmi-nokcha)* (brown rice green tea). In [Japan](/source/Japan), a similar green tea is called *[genmaicha](/source/Genmaicha)*, which is a [cognate](/source/Cognate) of *hyeonmi-cha*.

*[Bori-cha](/source/Bori-cha)*, *[memil-cha](/source/Memil-cha)*, and *[oksusu-cha](/source/Oksusu-cha)* are other [traditional Korean teas](/source/Traditional_Korean_tea) prepared in a similar way with [barley](/source/Barley), [buckwheat](/source/Buckwheat), and [corn](/source/Corn).

*[Sungnyung](/source/Sungnyung)* is a drink made from [scorched rice](/source/Nurungji). Water is directly added to a pot where the scorched crust of rice—most commonly white rice—is left in the bottom when it is still hot. Unlike *hyeonmi-cha*, the rice grains are simmered for a relatively long time until soft, and may be consumed together with the liquid.

## See also

- *[Bori-cha](/source/Bori-cha)* – barley tea

- *[Memil-cha](/source/Memil-cha)* – buckwheat tea

- *[Oksusu-cha](/source/Oksusu-cha)* – corn tea

- [Roasted grain beverage](/source/Roasted_grain_beverage)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Trà Gạo Lức (Brown rice tea)"](https://gaophuongnam.vn/tra-gao-lut-co-tac-dung-gi-doi-voi-suc-khoe-cach-su-dung-hieu-qua). *Gạo Phương Nam* (in Vietnamese). 15 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Lim_2-0)** Lim, T.K. (2012). [*Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZZEAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA306). Dordrecht, Netherlands: [Springer](/source/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media). p. 306. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-94-007-5652-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-94-007-5652-6). Retrieved 22 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TD_3-0)** ["Trà Gạo Lức (Brown rice tea)"](https://www.thucduong.org/tra-gao-luc-brown-rice-tea-214.html). *Thực dưỡng* (in Vietnamese). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Beroiz_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Beroiz_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Beroiz_4-2) Beroiz, Valeria (20 August 2015). ["Infusiones de arroz: exóticas, nutritivas y deliciosas"](https://www.lagranepoca.com/gastronomia/cocina-china/16064-infusiones-de-arroz-exoticas-nutritivas-y-deliciosas.html). *[La Gran Época](/source/La_Gran_%C3%89poca)* (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Doo_5-0)** ["Hyeonmi-cha" 현미차](https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000787169). *[Doopedia](/source/Doopedia)* (in Korean). [Doosan Corporation](/source/Doosan_Corporation). Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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