How to make Matcha - Momo Cha

Matcha is renown as an absolute delicacy amongst Japanese green teas, produced from the same tea bushes as Gyokuro but differing in the processing of the leaves. The sprouting tea bush is covered and grown in shade for more than 20 days. The freshly picked tea leaves are steamed and dried without rolling. Later, stalks and veins are removed and only the remaining soft leaf tissue is ground into a fine powder, Matcha, by a stone mill.

The taste of this speciality amongst teas is exquisitely rich and creamy, with hardly any bitterness at all.

It is also extremely good for you. In the powdered form (Matcha) the tea is not just a brewed extract, but the whole leaf is consumed and so all components are absorbed and giving the full effect. All non-water soluble constituents like clorophyll, vitamin A and E, beta-carotine, minerals, proteins, food-fibers etc. are consumed and absorbed (on top of all the water soluble ones that we get from steeped tea leaves).

Our Matcha is one of the very best on the market. It comes from the heart of Japanese tea culture, Uji, manufactered by a company that was founded in late 17th century and today ranks amongst the foremost producers of fine teas in Japan. They have won prizes as the best Matcha producer for several years in a row, among which it is worth mentioning:


・The first prizes at The All-Japan Competitive Tea Exhibition nineteen times
・The first prizes at The Kansai Competitive Tea Exhibition nineteen times
・The Championship in All Japan Tea Judging Competition two times.

The director of the company is demonstrating the preparation of matcha in this video.




This tea really is a treat to indulge in!




Preparation guidelines for Matcha:

Use 1 scoop/1 leveled tsp per cup (100 - 150 ml)

Add water at 70°C-75°C and whisk with Chasen (traditional Japanese bamboo whisk) until a fine froth develops.

It may take some practice to prepare a nice frothy cup, but even while you're on the way up to perfection the tea will taste delicious.

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[MomoChaFineTeas]

@The2133

Hi,

Matcha tea has approximately 70mg of caffeine per cup when 1g of tea is used. We sell our Matcha under our brand MomoCha, you can find it on our newly launched webshop - we currently have a special offer where all our Matcha is available at 15% off the normal price until the end of February.

If you have any other questions, do let us know, and sorry for the late reply.

[The2133]

Great video! How much caffeine is in one serving of matcha? And what brand is your matcha powder?

[MomoChaFineTeas]

Brown Matcha indicates a low quality. High quality Matcha has a vibrant green colour as you can see in the video. The Chasen (whisk) is essential to get a nice thick froth, but doesn't influence the colour. There are many grades of Matcha and the differences are vast. Check the link in the video to learn more about our Matcha, it really is exceptional.

[85Damix]

My Matcha is more like brown ... why? do I need the "wrisk"?