🍵Mountain Matcha
Green tea
ground to its very essence.
Matcha is not steeped and removed.
The whole tea leaf comes with you.
Made from specially grown and processed green tea leaves
that are finely ground into powder.
Matcha is whisked directly into
water
milk
or whatever you are creating.
Nothing is strained away.
That is part of what makes matcha so distinctive
both in the cup and in the kitchen.
🍵Mountain Matcha & Tulsi Blend
More about Matcha
Matcha comes from the tea plant
Camellia sinensis
the same plant that gives us green
black
white
and oolong teas.
What changes is how the plant is grown and handled.
Before harvest
tea plants intended for matcha are shaded.
After harvesting
the leaves used to produce tencha are processed
dried
and eventually finely ground into the brilliant green powder we know as matcha.
The result is something quite different from an ordinary cup of green tea.
Instead of pouring water over a leaf and then removing it
you consume the powdered leaf itself.
What Does It Taste Like?
Good matcha has layers.
Green and vegetal
Fresh
Slightly sweet
Sometimes grassy
And underneath it all is umami
that deep
savory quality that gives matcha its unusual fullness.
It can be assertive on its own
but it also plays beautifully with herbs
plant milks
maple
vanilla
spices
citrus
and flowers
Which makes it a very interesting thing to experiment with.
☕ Matcha & Caffeine
Matcha naturally contains caffeine.
It also contains L-theanine
an amino acid naturally present in tea.
That combination is one reason matcha has become such a beloved alternative to an
ordinary cup of coffee.
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