Matcha consists of milled green leaves and has a 800-year-old traditionYeah. At that time Matcha was drunk by Buddhist monks during meditation. Today, the world appreciates the beneficial taste of tea. The word “Matcha” is Japanese and means “ground tea”. The tea plant is shaded four weeks before the harvest, so that hardly any sunlight reaches the […]

Is matcha tea an alternative to coffee? What is matcha tea? Matcha is finely ground green tea. He is mostly in Japan made and drunk, but also in China. Matcha tea is not yet very widespread in western countries, but it is More and more popular. Its color is very intense green and the taste ranges from depending on the harvest […]

The traditional Matcha tea preparation – a step by step guide To prepare your matcha tea properly, first put 1-2 grams of matcha powder in a matcha bowl. This corresponds roughly to a level teaspoon, or you can dose your Matcha powder with one Matcha bamboo spoon (Chashaku). Here you take about 1-2 heaped spoons. You […]

Harvesting the tea leaves The harvest time for the tea leaves, which are processed into Matcha, takes place annually in May. The tea fields are covered with a black wire mesh netting at the top and sides during the harvest season. This is the unique cultivation process that makes matcha more nutritious than other teas. […]