Premium Roasted Barley Tea (Loose) - 2lbs by Assi

I had to make this review in response to all of the 1-star reviews panicking about acrylamide in the product. Acrylamide is a byproduct of the Maillard Reaction (i.e. cooking and browning carbohydrates). Literally any cooked or roasted food you eat has acrylamide in it, including but not limited to: coffee, potato chips, french fries, toasted bread, etc. Not only does roasted barley have less than 1/3 the acrylamide of potato chips, scientific studies have proved that there were "non-detectable amounts of acrylamide" in roasted barley tea. Now that is settled, let's go in for the product review. The barley grains were beautifully and evenly roasted. No burnt pieces, loose chaff, or debris on the bottom of the bag. I tried grinding them up with a mortar and pestle but they're still a bit hard, so I decided to just brew them whole. You can smell it! That rich, nutty, and slightly sweet aroma as the tea for darker. I steeped it in near-boiling water for about 5 minutes and got a nice medium-brown color. It tastes amazing! It definitely feels like it has some light coffee notes, but with none of the caffeine content. I'm going to try and substitute this for coffee and tea in the mornings. One sec! I'm going to go brew myself another cup!

There were pictures from other customers where origin was from China, but all the bags I’ve bought so far (currently 3) all clearly state in the back of the bag that it is a product of Korea. I brew this tea everyday and it is delicious. Super easy to prepare, I put some into my stockpot, add some water, boil, let it cool and then I put it in my fridge to have refreshing barley tea any time I want. You can prolly get this for a lot cheaper at a local Korean market, but the time and cost for me to go there and makes ordering it via Amazon the smarter choice. Great size and will last you for awhile. This has no caffeine in it, so I also like to brew a batch for my nieces.

After traveling to South Korea, I've been craving this tea--it's exactly the same! For some reason it's hard to find in asian grocery stores, so I'm really glad it's available on here. The tea is so fragrant and has a slight creaminess. Perfect for hot and cold drinks depending on the season!

The tea has a bit of a coffee flavor. I actually detest coffee 🤣! I can’t really say I’m in love with this, but it looks high-quality. The kernels are all evenly roasted. The instructions were simple. And roasted barley tea has many health benefits.

Makes a tasty tea. You can get this much more cheaply in an Asian grocery. Even cheaper is buying plain pearl barley and toasting your own.

Great flavor. Love them alot

I'm Korean and this is legit roasted barley tea. I drink this every single day. Not sure where the confusion is on the origin with the other comments. If you're wanting a stronger flavor profile, I recommend boiling it for 10 minutes and adding more barley. We just boil the roasted barley right in the pot with the water and it comes out perfect every time!

I get really good tea out of this so good