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I've been seeing barley tea in manga and anime for years and I'm looking to try it. Can't exactly find it in most stores in the US, and haven't seen it in the whole foods stores either so I'm looking to order it on Amazon.

Any recommendations?

>> No.16738852

>>16738841
>manga and anime
Neck yourself, faggot.

>> No.16738856

>>16738841
>barley tea
:/
>barley tea, japan
:O

>> No.16738861
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16738861

>buy pearl barley
>spread out on baking sheet
>roast until it turns your desired shade of brown
>allow to cool
>crack grains, e.g. using a very coarse setting on a coffee grinder
>infuse in hot water
>strain
>enjoy

>> No.16738862

yes, dont. It is a war time cofee substitute. dont be a hipster faggot claiming margarine is better than butter

>> No.16738933

>>16738861
What's a good shade of brown? I've never had it and don't know the shades of brown / degrees of roast and their effect on flavour.

>> No.16739045

>>16738841
>File: Barley tea.jpg (666 KB, 1060x1060)
File an a barly,
We'll have a bit of tea,
And whisky in the jar.
There's no better pleasure
Than Whisky in the jar

>> No.16739052

>>16738933
Dubs to you and ryhmes at a few paces?

>> No.16739172

>>16738933
By analogy to light and dark coffee bean roasts, I think you can make an educated guess.
I have roasted barley exactly once in my life, many years ago. It was for a brown ale or stout that I was brewing. I can't find the recipe now, but I promise it's not a difficult process. I just took them out when they started to smell good.
Hell, you can probably toast the grains in a dry pan on the stove, using a very low heat. That would certainly be more energy-efficient.

>> No.16739180

>>16738841
Barley tea is nothing special, any kind other normal tea is vastly superior to it. It doesn't have a specific different taste nor is it satisfying. When I was stuck switching flights in Shanghai the only café avaliable had a set breakfast that included barley tea, and that was because no other tea was available cause they were cheap as fuck chinks. So don't waste your money getting barley tea and either spend it on actual good tea.

>> No.16739183
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16739183

>>16739172
Yar yar yar, that be nothing to an American rye, ya ya yar, And ye can fuck ya eu suck ups right up the yar ya fake ass shit likers.

>> No.16739392

>>16739180
OP here
I drink plenty of tea, actual good tea from Republic of Tea. I know a fair amount about tea from tea leaves. I just want to try something different.

>> No.16739408

>>16738862
You seem to be the racist, as is very common with your types. I simply don't give a shit about your fucking nations and don't want to visit them.
If you want to call me racist for disagreeing with you then you must have been shillary supporters since that's the best that they can do.
Are you still seething in your closets because Trump beat your annointed one?

>> No.16739500

Cold barley tea on a hot day is good. Hot barley tea with a meal is good. It also has no caffeine which is good

>> No.16739829

ice cold barley tea is delicious

>> No.16740452

>>16738841
just order a pack of mugi-cha teabags off of amazon.co.jp and away you go.

in winter months it's nice served hot.
in summer, make big batches of it, cool it, bottle it in gallon or half-gallon containers and chill it in the fridge.
served ice cold it's refreshing on a stinking hot day in the same way that beer is.

>> No.16740453

I can't stand the stuff. Tastes like hot popcorn water.

>> No.16740505

>>16739392
OP again. I’m also a tranny.

>> No.16740565

>>16738841
Barley tea is nice and refreshing. I used to buy a big 2l bottle from the local chingchong grocer before they stopped selling it and I started making it myself. >>16738861 is right in that it's super simple and dirt cheap to make. It doesn't really make much of a difference if you use pearl or pot barley. You can also cold "brew" barley tea pretty easily, too.

I remember reading somewhere that in Korea they roast dried corn alongside the barley, which gives the tea a lighter and sweeter taste. I've always wanted to give this a try.

>> No.16740590

H mart

>> No.16741009
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16741009

Get this one, it is really common in households here and just add to hot or cold water.
Look for the bald dude.

>> No.16741020

>>16741009
Though I recommend get the tea bags kind, not instant.

>> No.16741511
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16741511

>>16739392
>actual good tea from Republic of Tea

>> No.16741643
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16741643

>>16738841
this is the one I see a lot in Asian stores around here. I usually stock up in the summer months and make a pitcher with several of the bags from the box

>> No.16741676

>>16738841
you can easily buy boricha at any local grocery store, or roast the barley yourself. it's my favourite tea, I find it so comfy and warming. it's good cold too.

>> No.16741681

>>16741676
>local korean grocery store*

>> No.16741693

>>16738841
Is that some kind of delicasy that you pawn off on a company?

to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her. ... to put obstacles or difficulties in the way of; impede: The motion was advanced in order to embarrass the progress of the bill.

>> No.16741714

>>16738841
You will succumb to Tamlyn Tomita.

>> No.16742556

>>16738861
This. Super simple and it's nice.

>> No.16743741

>>16741511
Let me guess, you drink celestial seasonings and think its fancy.

>> No.16743756

>>16738841
Easiest and honestly perfectly delicious method is getting the Shirakiku bagged packets, comes in these rectangular blue plastic packages. Throw them in cold water, stick in the fridge, ready to drink in an hour.

>> No.16743761

>>16738841

It's fuckin gross, don't bother.

Asian places like to make big jugs of it for you, for free tea with your meal, but the barley tea is disgusting. Flavors that just shouldn't mix.

Skip it.

>> No.16743778

Wheat tea is fucking awful. Imagine flat, non-alcoholic beer. That's what it tastes like. Except I guess beer has more complexity from its fermentation, aging, and extra spices and flavors added. So I guess mugicha is more like a flat, non-alcoholic light beer.

>> No.16743915
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>>16743741
You're getting screwed if you buy from a place that proudly carries embarrassments like this. The least you could do is buy a gaiwan and order from a beginner-friendly serious loose tea vendor like What-Cha or One River Tea; you would be saving money by avoiding health scams and flavoring gimmicks.
I was once like you, anon, but I saw the light.

>> No.16743958

>>16743915
I don't buy those 'super digest' or other gimmicky specialized types. I've been drinking Republic of Tea brand for about 20 years, way before those were around.
I like blackberry sage, comfort and joy, wild blueberry mostly but there's several others I drink.