Check out our easy step by step guide to making matcha.
How to make matcha tea.
To make matcha tea begin by sifting 1 1 2 teaspoons of matcha into a small bowl.
Chawan tea bowl 茶碗.
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Place matcha powder and warm cooked plain water into your bottle or shaker.
The matcha tea should be well combined there should be no sediments and it must be frothy.
Use a blender for mixing with things like yogurt and ice cream.
Pour into a teacup.
Once the tea is sifted slowly pour 2 oz 60 ml of hot water into a separate tea cup.
Experiment with adding cafe grade matcha to yogurt shakes milk drinks and cocktails.
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Close the bottle or shaker and shake vigorously for 2 minutes or so.
In japan special tea utensils are typically used to prepare matcha.
Hot matcha green tea.
Pour water in a pan and bring it to a boil.
Ceramic bowl bamboo whisk bamboo scoop and ceremonial grade matcha japanese green tea powder.
To make extra thick matcha scoop 3 ladlefuls of high grade matcha powder into your strainer and sift.
Pour boiling water into a teacup about 2 ounces then add half of the water to your powder.
Allow the water to cool slightly before pouring in into the matcha.
Below are the main tea utensils and alternative suggestions you will need to make matcha.
Whisk the tea for 15 seconds in a zigzag motion.
To make matcha tea place matcha powder into a small bowl.
It is stronger in taste and will hold up to sweeteners and other ingredients.
Since matcha is in the form of a finely ground powder the way we make it is very different from the way to prepare loose leaf green teas.