Meet the couple blending wild rice and tea together in Thunder Bay

What do tea and wild rice have in common?

For Denise Atkinson & Marc Bohemier, they come together in a series of products called "ManoominCha."

The Thunder Bay couple are the owners of Tea Horse, a Thunder Bay-based company that started out as a typical tea retailer, but soon became dedicated to the production of their own proprietary wild rice and tea blend.

Atkinson describes the blend as a Canadian version of genmaicha, a traditional Japanese blend of green tea and brown rice.

For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, I spoke to Atkinson and Bohemier to learn more about how this unique product came to be. Tap on the player to hear our conversation.

Up North7:46Northern Nosh: Tea Horse

What do tea and wild rice have in common? Well, they come together in a series of products sold by a Thunder Bay company. Jonathan spoke with the owners of Tea Horse, Denise Atkinson & Marc Bohemier.

For more information about Tea Horse, visit their website. 

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