{{Short description|Beverage made by infusing rice grains}} {{About|brown rice infusion|Japanese green tea|Genmaicha}} {{Infobox tea | Tea_name = Brown rice tea | Tea_type = [[Herbal tea]] | Tea_color = | Tea_image = Hyeonmicha.jpg | Tea_origin = [[Korea]] | Tea_names = {{Flatlist| * ''Hyeonmi-cha'' * ''nước gạo lứt'' * ''nước gạo lứt rang'' * ''nước gạo rang'' }} | Tea_quick = Tea made from [[brown rice]] | Tea_temperature = {{Convert|100|C}} | Tea_time = 5 minutes | module = [https://gianguyen.23tcth11b.asia/ Website] }} {{Infobox Chinese | title = Regional names | hide = no | hangul = 현미차 | hanja = 玄米茶 | rr = hyeonmicha | mr = hyŏnmich'a | lk = brown rice tea | vie = {{Ordered list|nước gạo lứt|nước gạo lứt rang|nước gạo rang}} | lqn = {{Ordered list|brown rice water|roasted brown rice water|roasted rice water}} }}
'''Brown rice tea''', called '''''hyeonmi-cha''''' ({{lang|ko|현미차}} {{IPA|ko|hjʌn.mi.tɕʰa|}}, lit. "brown rice tea") in [[Korean language|Korean]] and '''{{lang|vi|nước gạo lứt}}''' (lit. "brown rice water"), '''{{lang|vi|nước gạo lứt rang}}''' (lit. "roasted brown rice water"), or '''{{lang|vi|nước gạo rang}}'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2025 |title=Trà Gạo Lức (Brown rice tea) |url=https://gaophuongnam.vn/tra-gao-lut-co-tac-dung-gi-doi-voi-suc-khoe-cach-su-dung-hieu-qua |website=Gạo Phương Nam |language=Vi}}</ref> (lit "roasted rice water") in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], is an infusion made from roasted [[brown rice]].<ref name="Lim">{{Cite book|last=Lim|first=T.K.|title=Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZZEAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA306|year=2012|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]|location=Dordrecht, Netherlands|isbn=978-94-007-5652-6|page=306|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="TD">{{Cite web|title=Trà Gạo Lức (Brown rice tea)|url=https://www.thucduong.org/tra-gao-luc-brown-rice-tea-214.html|website=Thực dưỡng|date=28 March 2013|language=vi|accessdate=27 March 2017}}</ref>
== Preparation == This tea is prepared by infusing roasted [[brown rice]] in boiling water.<ref name="Beroiz">{{Cite news|last=Beroiz|first=Valeria|url=https://www.lagranepoca.com/gastronomia/cocina-china/16064-infusiones-de-arroz-exoticas-nutritivas-y-deliciosas.html|title=Infusiones de arroz: exóticas, nutritivas y deliciosas|date=20 August 2015|work=[[La Gran Época]]|language=es|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> Brown [[japonica rice]] is typically used in Korea.<ref name="Beroiz" /> The rice is washed, soaked, roasted in a dry pan or pot, and cooled. Around {{Convert|50|g|abbr=on}} of roasted brown rice is added to {{Convert|600|ml|abbr=on}} of boiling water and simmered for a short time, around five to ten minutes.<ref name="Doo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000787169|title=Hyeonmi-cha|website=[[Doopedia]]|publisher=[[Doosan Corporation]]|language=ko|script-title=ko:현미차|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> Rice grains may be strained before serving.<ref name="Beroiz" /> 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.{{cn|date=July 2025}}
<gallery> File:Roasted brown rice.jpg|Roasted brown rice File:Hyeonmichaboiling.jpg|A pot of boiling brown rice tea </gallery>
== Similar drinks and blends == ''Hyeonmi-cha'' can be blended with ''[[nokcha]]'' (green tea) to produce ''[[hyeonmi-nokcha]]'' (brown rice green tea). In [[Japan]], a similar green tea is called ''[[genmaicha]]'', which is a [[cognate]] of ''hyeonmi-cha''.
''[[Bori-cha]]'', ''[[memil-cha]]'', and ''[[oksusu-cha]]'' are other [[traditional Korean tea]]s prepared in a similar way with [[barley]], [[buckwheat]], and [[corn]].
''[[Sungnyung]]'' is a drink made from [[nurungji|scorched rice]]. 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]]'' – barley tea * ''[[Memil-cha]]'' – buckwheat tea * ''[[Oksusu-cha]]'' – corn tea * [[Roasted grain beverage]]
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
{{Rice drinks}}
[[Category:Herbal teas]] [[Category:Korean tea]] [[Category:Rice drinks]]