Mugicha: A Short History of Japanese Barley Tea
[ad_1] It’s Japan’s inescapable drink, especially come summertime. You’ll see it for sale everywhere in vending machines. Go to a restaurant and you’ll be served so much you float. But how did Japanese barley tea – a.k.a. mugicha (麦茶) – become such a staple of Japan’s culture? Mugicha’s history Historians suspect that barley has been …
