Monday, November 8, 2010

About japanese tea, Matcha


ABOUT JAPANESE TEA, MATCHA

Matcha refers to finely-milled Japanese green tea. In modern times, matcha has also come to be used to flavor and dye foods such as mochi and soba noodles, green tea ice cream and a variety of wagashi.

About differences: between GREEN TEA and MATCHA. Matcha is powder of bud of tea. On the other hand, green tea is steamed and dried, and shape of tea’s leafs are kept.

It is very tasty and healthy, so it is drunk by many people in Japan. Matcha is very traditional drink in of Japan, and it is often eaten with Japanese- style cakes.

When we make Matcha, we use a sieve and a special wooden spatula. A sieve is used in order to break up clumps. There are special sieves available for this purpose, which are usually stainless steel and combine a fine wire mesh sieve and a temporary storage container. A special wooden spatula is used to force the tea through the sieve, or a small, smooth stone may be placed on top of the sieve and the device shaken gently.

Matcha is now a common ingredient in sweets. It is also used as flavoring in many Western-style chocolates, candy, and desserts, such as cakes and pastries including Swiss rolls and cheesecake, cookies, pudding, mousse, and green tea ice cream. I really like sweets that are tasted with Matcha, so I often eat many sweets of Matcha taste.

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