Our Matcha green tea powder mixed with pure organic cane sugar, makes for a perfect matcha latte drink. Only 35 calories per service Usucha Matcha powder makes a light creamy liquid with a very sweet and mild flavor. It is 100% green tea powder.
Green tea powder is a power-house of antioxidants. One serving contains 137x the amount of antioxidants in regular green tea!
Country of Origin:
Matcha is
an ancient method of processing tea in which the raw
leaves are steamed and ground to a powder. This type of powdered tea
was
introduced in
Zen Buddhist monks consumed Matcha
while meditating
to stay alert and calm. From the perspective of Zen Buddhism, the
Japanese tea
ceremony can be seen as a way to achieve enlightenment and to follow
the path
to spiritual and aesthetic perfection. The ceremony is intertwined with
three
philosophical concepts essential to Zen Buddhism: Yugen or innermost
beauty;
Sabi or the beauty of the ordinary; and Wabi, eternal loneliness.
Cultivation and preparation require special methods. Several weeks before the harvest the leaves are covered to hide them from direct sunlight. This makes them more tender and juicy, less bitter, and richer in amino acids. The young leaves are harvested while still tender and then dried, stems removed, and made into a powder. Production is very limited. This brings out a sweet taste or Umami with less bitterness. The manufactured leaves are milled like flour to produce a fine green powder. In Japan, Umami is considered to be the fifth human taste, rounding out sweet, sour, salt, and bitter.
This
tea is a powerhouse
of antioxidants and contains L-theanine, which helps relax the mind,
enhance
mood, focus, and alertness. Matcha
contains 137 times more antioxidants than plain green tea.
Matcha
tea focuses
and stimulates brain activity, improves
mood and calms the nerves, preserves
youth and brightens the skin, promotes
weight loss, contains
more antioxidants
than ginger, blueberry, spinach, and broccoli. This century old health
elixir increases
academic
performance, concentration, immunity,
energy and vivacity.
The
people of the
We recommend that you freeze unopened packages of tea. After opening, store your tea in an airtight container in a cool dark cabinet, but not your refrigerator. Storing open packages in a refrigerator may cause moisture to condense inside the package, harming the tea. Once the package is opened, the tea has a shelf life of three months.
Brewing
Instructions
Brewing
Matcha powdered
tea is very different than steeping the leaves. You should have at
least one
special tool, a bamboo whisk called a chasen. Start with boiling water
and two
cups.
1)
Pour boiling water i
one of the cups.
2)
Measure Matcha into
the other cup. Use special Matcha tea spoon or half teaspoon.
3)
Pour 3 oz water from
the cup into the Matcha cup.
4)
Whisk the Matcha with
the water until foam is formed.
Matcha
is a fine powder
made from tea leaves. The powdered leaf doesn't dissolve in the water,
but is
suspended in the liquid. Consequently, it is important to enjoy this
drink
before the tea powder settles to the bottom of the cup.
Traditionally,
this tea is
taken without sugar, honey, or milk and consumed in silence and peace.
You
can also add Matcha
powder to your lattes, smoothies, ice cream, muffins, and any food you
would
like to augment with its unique and beneficial nutrients and beautiful
green
color.