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Matcha Kaze

Our Price: $16.00

Product Code: TEAMATCHA

Description

Matcha Powder Kaze 20g
Tea Ceremony Quality - Usucha
Shizuoka, Japan

Our Matcha Kaze is most often prepared as "Usucha".
While this good quality Matcha is suitable for the tea ceremony, it is best used by the everyday Matcha drinker.
Matcha is made from Tencha, not Sencha like most people think.
The Tencha leafs are shaded from the sun for about one month before being picked.
This brings out an extraordinarily sweet taste with no bitterness.
The manufactured leafs are then ground like flour to produce a fine green powder.
Brewing a cup of Matcha is done using a bamboo whisk (Chasen) to produce a frothy green liquid;
however the Matcha powder does not dissolve in the water.
The powdered leaf is simply suspended in the liquid. Consequently,
it is important to enjoy this drink before the tea suspension settles in the bottom of the cup.
On the plus side, because you consume the tea leaf, you are getting all of the health benefits of the tea (fibers and vitamin E), not just those that are extracted during steeping.

Compared to other teas, Matcha has a relatively short shelf life and should be consumed shortly after purchase.
Matcha is also popular as a food seasoning just like herb.
There are numerous recipes using this flavorful powder, the simplest of which is sprinkling some over vanilla ice cream.
See our Matcha Book.