Matcha is Gaining Popularity!
By randomarts09
@randomarts09 (1405)
Indonesia
April 8, 2016 12:09am CST
Do you know matcha?
"Matcha is finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea. It is special in two aspects of farming and processing: The green tea plants for matcha are shade-grown for about three weeks before harvest, and the stems and veins are removed in processing."
Matcha is green tea but with matcha you are ingesting the entire leaf, since matcha made from the entire leaves which stoneground to be powder while with ordinary green tea, you just brewed the leaves.
Supposedly better than regular green tea, though more expensive.
I know about it since I was a child since my parents love to get Japanese stuff at our home. It was so rare those days. But now I can see Matcha everywhere, as ice cream flavor, as milk tea, as bubble drink, as steambun, or cake.
Do you like Matcha? Since when you know about it?
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10 responses
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 16
I am Japanese, but was born and raised in the US. I grew up with green tea, but don't recall knowing any tea by name. I know matcha has gotten popular here in recent years, but I can't remember when exactly I heard of it. Oh yes, I saw some organic matcha powder in the stores - and I think it was like $15 - I'm not even sure how much was actually in that container - I didn't buy it although I am tempted to. I see a lot of matcha snacks on the shelves these days too!
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@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 16
@randomarts09 Everything from Japan seems to be pretty expensive! I noticed there are recipes using matcha now. I am interested in using it, but I just don't know if it's worth the price. I guess there are health benefits, but I suppose drinking the tea is the best way to get it.
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@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 16
In my country, powdered Matcha from Japan is pretty expensive.
Yeah, even local factory started to produce Matcha snacks or ice cream now in my country. Though I believed if they used original powdered Matcha as flavor (not just chemical), they will still imported that ingredient from Japan
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@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 16
@much2say
Yeah, I also heard that the cost of living in Japan is also pretty expensive to many people.
But the tea costume of Japan is awesome, and elegant, called "Sa Do" ("Way of Tea").
This is not only delicious but also healthy with the awesome and beautiful "tea drinking ceremony" which is one of remarkable Japanese costume.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
8 Apr 16
@randomarts09 i dont know really. my friend told theres this drink from Japan that may help heal a bone
@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 16
Is it good for bone, I know green tea or matcha packed with antioxidants which is good for your health
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
8 Apr 16
I have seen such tea selling in the supermarket.
We do not use the name Matcha, and everyone calls it as the Japanese green tea.
I do not like it.
I prefer to have the whole leaves and when I make tea, I enjoy seeing the dried up leaves opened up.
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@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 16
I see, do you see it as a flavor for ice cream or cookies or something in your country? I think it's gaining popularity these days in my country with all sort of dessert made with Matcha flavor
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
8 Apr 16
Japanese green tea, to me, is the steeped leaves. Matcha is a bitter powder made from grinding up the leaves and it tastes pretty different and feels thick in your mouth. Green tea is light and refreshing.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
8 Apr 16
I live in Japan and I like matcha, but I like it better when it is made into ice cream.
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@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 16
I think me too, original powdered matcha tastes a little bitter, with ice cream it would erase it and become sweet instead
@bela360 (2006)
• Saint Lucia
24 Mar 18
Oh wow I would love to taste the ice cream flavour of matcha.
@youless (112562)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Apr 16
It seems that matcha has become much more popular in these recent years. And today they use matcha to make the cakes and ice-cream. But I personally don't like this flavor because it is a little odd for me. I prefer to drink the green tea directly.
@Letranknight2015 (52072)
• Philippines
11 Sep 16
I rather have the moringa tea instead @randomarts09 that maybe expensive in my country.
