I think this tea must have been destiny. I won the first Sanctuary T trivia contest and decided that I had mostly enough tea leaves on hand, so I bought tea ware primarily. (I brewed this with the help of my oh-so-cute wooden sandtimer!) But this was the one tea I made the exception for, and I'm so glad I did. The flavor is a little hard to describe -- if I could be completely fanciful I'd describe it as "genmaicha's big sister". It has a similar warm and toasty feel with a slight sharpness similar to green tea. I'm not a big green tea fan, and it's not too strong here. The flavor reminds me of genmaicha, but a bit richer and deeper, and not quite as rice-y. For me, this is perfect. I think in addition to the food suggestions above (fried + basil/garlic) that this one would also go well with some slightly spicy foods, and probably smoky as well. I think it'll be a great drink when I try out my Smoky Black T-Dust.