What is in matcha? Composition of a 2 g serving
A 2 g serving of matcha has about 38-89 mg of caffeine and about 100-175 mg of EGCG, but only a few...
The matcha blog
How to prepare matcha, where it comes from, how much caffeine it has and how its grades differ. We write about what we drink ourselves.
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Jak sprać plamę z matchy? Ubrania, latte, dywan i kanapa
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What to Use Instead of a Chasen: 8 Ways to Make Matcha Without a Whisk
No chasen? A frother, a jar, a shaker bottle or the teaspoon paste method will still make good...
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What Is a Matchawan (Chawan)?
A typical matcha bowl is about 15 cm across and 8 cm tall. Find out why the shape...
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Matcha in Japanese Culture: More Than a Tea
The monk Eisai brought matcha to Japan in 1191, and Sen no Rikyū turned its preparation into an...
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What water temperature for matcha?
Why matcha should not be made with boiling water, what temperatures the tea houses of Kyoto and Uji recommend, how to reach...
Chasen: the matcha whisk
A bamboo chasen carved from a single piece of bamboo: where it comes from, how to choose one, how to whisk matcha...
How to make matcha step by step
Usucha and koicha ratios from tea houses in Kyoto and Uji, every step with an explanation of why you do it, hot...
Where does matcha come from?
Powdered tea was invented in China, matcha was refined in Uji, and today Kagoshima grows the most tencha. The history, the growing...
Does matcha have caffeine?
A 2 g serving of matcha has approx. 38-89 mg of caffeine, from less than half to roughly a whole espresso. We...
What is matcha?
Matcha is not just ground green tea. We explain the Japanese definition, what harvests and cultivars mean, whether "ceremonial grade" means anything...