WHAT IS MATCHA?

Matcha is a finely ground, rich green tea powder made from the tencha plant. Matcha in Japanese means simply "ground tea".

Its name might be simple, but the production of the powder is a complicated and painstaking process. Only very few tea farmers understand the art of producing Matcha.

As tencha is a shade plant, the shrubs are covered with reeds four weeks before harvest. The reduction in sunlight causes the leaves to produce more chlorophyll which gives them their dark green colour, their high nutrient content and the typical, delicate, slightly sweet flavour.
After harvesting, the leaves are treated with steam and then dried.
For our Organic Matcha Tea only the most valuable parts of the plant are used; and the de-veined and de-stemmed leaves are ground to a green powder using traditional Japanese granite mills. It takes one hour to grind 30 grams of powder.


MATCHA - A SPECIAL TEA INDULGENCE

The Chinese have been drinking matcha for a very long time. The tea was also considered to be medicine; Buddhist monks drank it before meditating.

 is one of the oldest teas in Japan and very popular to this day. The high-quality tea is prepared in a complex tea ceremony. A matcha bowl and bamboo whisk are needed for this.

A few years ago, European tea lovers discovered this exquisite and healthy drink for their own enjoyment.
Like all kinds of green tea, contains caffeine (2-4%).


PREPARATION

Put 1/2 tea spoon of matcha into a bowl. Add boiled, preferably soft, water which has been allowed to cool to about 80ºC. Whisk until foamy for about 15 seconds. This bright green tea can also be enjoyed with milk or soy milk as matcha latte.
Please store the opened container in the fridge to preserve the freshness of the ingredients.


INGREDIENTS

100% green tea powder, organically grown.


Please note: Only unopened cans can be returned.