Our organic matcha powder comes from Japan and is of high quality. The tea variety is called Tencha and grows in the shade to develop a more powerful chlorophyll. At the beginning of April, a couple of weeks before harvest, the plants are also covered with a cloth. This causes the substances theanine and catechin to stimulate chlorophyll and amino acids, which gives the intense green color. The finest leaves are selected, picked by hand and steamed before being dried. Stems and leaf veins are cleaned before the leaves are stone-ground into a fine-grained powder. A grain can be as small as just a few microns (1 micron = 1 thousandth of a millimeter).
The tea ceremony is an ancient tradition in Japan and thanks to matcha tea's calming and relaxing effect on both body and soul, it is widely drunk by monks before meditation. And because you drink the whole finely divided matcha leaf, not just the tea water, you get more nutrition and antioxidants.
Why beat with bamboo and not metal?
Well, because hot water causes the catechins (antioxidants) in the matcha to bond with the metal from the whisk. And we want the antioxidants to bind free radicals, not metal - just like with a bamboo whisk!
Användning / Dosering
Whisk 1/2 teaspoon with approx. 1/2 dl of water (70°C) and add 2 dl of optional milk.
Förvaring / Förbrukning
Oöppnad förpackning: Store dry and cool.
Öppnad förpackning: Store dry and cool.
Återvinning / Sortering
Sorted as plastic and metal.
Produktion
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