Description
An excellent introduction to Japanese tea, which can be used for virtually all purposes, including baking. Full of all the matcha tea goodness at an affordable price.
Recommended Use:
Steeped in ritual, tradition and meditative practice, this way of preparing matcha provides an intense taste, smooth, sweet and vegetal.
This is a way of preparing matcha stretching back centuries to the tea rooms of feudal Japan and even further to the zen monasteries of ancient China. Steeped in ritual, tradition and meditative practice, this way of preparing matcha provides an intense taste, smooth, sweet and vegetal. Normally a sweet is consumed beforehand to counter the slightly astringent notes. For those who like their coffee black and their whiskey neat. As with all matcha preparation, it should never be prepared with boiling water
- Boil soft water to a temperature of maximum 80°C (just starting to steam), though it may be cooler
- Warm and dry the bowl and soften the bristles of the chasen (whisk) with hot water
- Sift or scoop ½ teaspoon of matcha into the bowl
- Add around 1.5 oz or 45ml of hot water
- Describe a slow M or figure of 8 to break up any lumps at the bottom of the bowl
- Whisk briskly back and forth to create a foamy cup of delicious matcha. Dilute according to taste, adding more water as necessary.
30g 30-35 servings
Store in a cool dry place away from strong smells. Use within three months once opened for best results.
Shelf life one year.
