Component of matcha

Matcha is compared to normal tea, it is possible to ingest directly tea leaves, and is said to be able to incorporate more components of tea leaves.

■ main component
 ・Caffeine
 ・Tannins
 ・Vitamin
 ・Mineral
 ・Amino acids (theanine) and protein
 ・Cellulose
 ・Saponin
 ・Catechin / polyphenol
 ・Iron various minerals such as
 ・Aroma components (tens to hundreds kind)


Such as actual water-soluble vitamin C, but also in Sencha I think that can be ingested in order to leave soluble in hot water, such as vitamin A fat-soluble in order to if not a green tea component does not appear soluble in hot water, intake in Sencha it is difficult.

For this reason, green tea that can be ingested a healthy component of tea directly, has been attracting attention as a good drink to health.

This time I would like to introduce the main ingredients of such tea.

Not only green tea, a component contained in tea typical is the "catechins".

This increase in the occurrence and blood pressure of cancer, is said to have work keep your such as cholesterol.

And other also antibacterial action and anti-oxidative effect and anti-aging, is for the modern man and has become a very attractive thing.

It has been said so far as is also attracting attention abroad, caused the export volume of tea increases.

There are other "vitamin" as typical ones. In the case of green tea, you can ingest the vitamin C of water-soluble, in the case of green tea that the tea leaves can be ingested as it can be ingested to components such as other "vitamin E" or "vitamin A".

These nutrients are said to be mainly toning of the body, the bias tends to eating habits of modern people, such as meat and alcohol, and perhaps the very important nutrients.

There are other "caffeine" as famous.

Component that it is famous for this caffeine that are included such as tea and coffee, has been said to be not very good for those who have small children and pregnant in order to be irritant.

However, this component is because there is awakening effect for healthy people, has been found useful when presented with a particular society and exam study as Nemukezamashi.

It Matcha is also happy friendly to stomach compared to coffee.

Since this effect also has it is strong effect of green tea compared to green tea, to drinking too much so that it is not too take the caffeine you need to be careful.

This addition to certain components of the anti-inflammatory effects have been included in the green tea.

If I'm careful only to take too much green tea is a great drink that can compensate for the scarce nutrition of modern people.

Since Overseas has also the way is the use of using as herbs, you might find a usage of new green tea as the California roll future.

The time that should not unless if the work until late at night, I might even say that the way of drinking green tea instead of coffee.

How to pour matcha.

If master the correct to pour matcha, you can get a more delicious green tea.

In recent years, it is green tea that came to drink the very willingly.

If you go to the supermarket, the tea corner tea that can be enjoyed easily by simply dissolve in hot water and water has been sold commonplace.

There is also a growing number of shops that handle powdered green tea and even go to cafes and restaurants.

Although it was in as green tea can drink handy, do not say you do not know the correct way to put a favorite green tea.

Even if not particularly remember the difficult manners, in order to get more delicious, you do not have to err on the side to remember the correct brew.

Even with the same green tea, just and of am dissolved in hot water, and than have you with your green tea in the correct put way, you have two entirely different taste.

The Japanese tea, because there is a way put that takes advantage of each of the features, let's remember.

Matcha, that is probably not many people there is a formal image, in fact if there is a bamboo whisk and large vessels, it is tea that can anyone put easily.

If you divide large, but there are two types of light brown and dark brown, Beginners is recommended taste is familiar light brown.

First, let wields green tea beforehand tea strainer in such.

By doing so, it is hard to become lumps when combined with hot water, you can enjoy uniform tea.

In the case of light brown Let a guideline about quick one cup to tea spoon.

Next, let's warm the bamboo whisk and bowl.

This is done enough to be said always even when you put any tea.

Especially in the case of green tea, so you use the hot water of lower temperature, it will be finished in tepid tea Failure to do this work.

Chasen is easier to use softer by putting in hot water.

And you put the tea to wipe the moisture of the bowl.

Then pour the hot water 60 ~ 70ml which is cooled to about 70 degrees.

Amount of hot water for one person it will be this extent, let's careful not to overfill earnestly.

The rest so as to Kikaseru the snap of the wrist, and stir vigorously with Chasen.

It is suggested that you do mix so as to move the bamboo whisk up and down at that time.

With roughly a little goes 10 seconds, soft and foam on the surface will have standing.

It is complete if you come out this foam.

It does not particularly difficult for basic brew, but it's do not neglect every single process.

You should be put is always delicious tea if so.

If you mixed the powdered green tea that stood with the milk, and then you turn into green tea latte, how about you try to enjoy the taste in the Arrange of my own.

The cup of green tea

The cup of green tea there is a choice.

The more not too much to say that or not they qualify is determined by the choice of delicious tea bowl, bowl a selection of green tea is important.

It is what is felt delicious only been served in a dish that was in the the cuisine in dishes.

Matcha is also the same as it, in order to get a feel delicious tea also, bowls select is become an important point.

In can you get may be selected bowls of hell any way.

First, is the form, but things because it is tea gently muted colors than those of flashy design is I think good.

Something that white to pale color of the flower is drawn I think it is beautiful.

Since the tea bowl to enter the eye first and foremost, I want to select the modest ones.

Form I think is a good thing it is not too heavy when you had.

The size fits well enough in hand, weight, and feel, try to choose with an emphasis on that sort of thing.

Is not therefore difficult thing is pleasant to have when you were with, and I think that it may examine the such as the touch it in his hand once in choosing the cup.

For drinking, we prefer the ones that spout is immediately evident.

Mouth building is well taste, is the point of flowing to the mouth with just the right speed when you tilt the bowl.

Since this is that it is hard to know just by looking to take in hand, might be difficult to determine when to buy.

Try touched by hand, and I think I may be so has been chosen with the image of the thing mouth building is good.

When the drinking port or bad mouthfeel or hard to understand, you will not be able to taste the green tea in a good mood.

It is to even use long, also in order to choose a good cup, I think there is a need to look meticulously.

When is the mail order is what you do not know, such as texture and mouthfeel.

Such time we will probably decide to purchase while referring to the opinion of the purchaser.

Directly if you want to buy in the shops but you can check by touching, when it can not, but please be the opinions and reviews of people you know to choose to refer to.

To briefly mention the point, but picking a shade appropriate to Mazuocha, what spout is found large immediately, or would such as weight and texture. Try to ensure by all means if you are in relation to texture and weight it is possible to touch directly.

Look in choosing the tea will be very important.

I think whether it is too too well stick, but it is what you want to choose the ones of design suitable for green tea, if possible.

Matcha History.

Matcha (powdered green tea) is a kind of green tea. In powder Tencha to them. To this stirred beverage by adding hot water. The tea ceremony, sweets, confectionary, beverages, and used to be used extensively as a material for cooking.

Matcha is a drink that has a history as already seen the literature on the surrounding Japan of the Heian period.

As the drink of the Heian era aristocracy, it is then also come to be drunk people, and finally, after the spread between the samurai, we like the candy, such as is now, also, use should be.

This green tea has been the first time sent in Japan, it seems to be popular as a drink of the aristocracy, as the tea ceremony, etc., initially it was rather introduced than etiquette in Japan, it is said to be a back and forth about the 8th century.

However, it is speaking of either being treated close to medicine, rather than as luxury goods, strong it was the body of quaint, it seems that a good drink.

This seems to have been recognized and the same kind of current overseas.

Although it may seem at the time of the tea culture did not take root tends decline, when it comes around the Kamakura period, it will be again dispersed by the monks of China.

Historically, it is also, now, it is has been said that for tea spread of cultivation method in Japan. I have drunk between people from this point.

Originally, or because in order to learn the Zen Buddhism is spreading monk that went to China, as a mental discipline and it was, and we have been a wide range of things called etiquette of green tea.

It is also, I must not have history, also I think that glimpse from within the current manners, has led to the current tea ceremony.

As you spread to common people, we are strictly bound by the popular entertainment elements in order to enjoy than manners, it has been said that there was also that it was done like a gambling hut brand of tea drinking.

At that point, it is among the daimyo, such as trendy expensive and glamorous tea send from China, it is there that the very large-scale tea party has become to be opened.

Under such circumstances, as a thought close to the mental discipline of before, I will spread the idea emphasize the exchange of silence between the entertaining side and the customer that movement came out.

This is said to be historical, which is widely followed and it has not been completed by entirely Rikyu famous Sen, inherits the Dawabi tea of "wabi", it is said to have been made ​​to the original spirit.

Tea ceremony is to use the green tea, which already is said to have completed within the modern, time, it it was that it was one that does not change much.

Green tea itself is spread up to the townspeople in the Edo era, history has also been marked as spread to tea ceremony general townspeople in this regard by time.

Then, in the Meiji era, Okakura Tenshin, one of Japanese culture, tea ceremony, such as green tea, which is now also known to the world, I introduced the Japanese tea ceremony also overseas.

However, due to the tea ceremony school, the three schools are now called 3000 Ie that seems it is has become the main school.

Currently, health boom around the world, rather than Japan, there is also the influence of not only the Japanese tea, tea has attracted a lot of attention.

While induction in various countries of the history of the future beyond the cultural borders of tea, but I do not go, I think it continues to evolve.

In Japan, they sell How is matcha green tea?

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How will Matcha green tea have been sold to Japan?

The answer is ...

Powder !!

That contains the green tea powder in the cans.

It is, make a Matcha green tea.

As other applications, but you can use to sweets, drinking.

Sweets of green tea, and there is a Japanese shop there is enough popular.

I in order to make a Matcha green tea cookies at home, exposes a simple recipe.

■ material

  ● flour 140 g
  ● green tea powder 15g
  ● pinch of salt
  ● margarine (or unsalted butter) 100 g
  ● granulated sugar (or sugar) 70 g

■ How to make

1, I returned to the room temperature margarine.
I wield the flour and powdered green tea and salt in a flour sieve.

2, put the margarine was returned to room temperature in a bowl. The Katakere if knead until slightly soft.

3,2 in addition to granulated sugar, and mix well with a whisk until it becomes whitish.

4, I change has a whisk to rubber spatula.
In addition to all the 1 of sifted flour, and mix with Sakkuri with rubber spatula.

5, you can mix to clean As you mix to crush the margarine.
This much together to be divided into 2-3 equal parts When you mix (OK at roughly)

6, wrap and put the dough in, and arrange to be a square rod-shaped around 3cm. Was put to bat as long, to solidify for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the freezer.

I cut to the thickness of 7,1cm. Because if you are frozen in Gachigachi cracked during the cut, you can cut beautiful When you place a little at room temperature.

8, side by side on the top plate minus the cooking sheet and bake about 15 minutes at 180 degrees in the oven. (Since surprisingly swell, side by side at intervals)

9, soft because OK cool while placed on the top plate.
Note: When browning arrive please be careful not to scorch because green tea flavor is impaired

Please note: When browning arrives, please be careful so as not to scorch because the flavor of green tea has been compromised.


Completed !!


I margarine for health reasons is not used, use the butter. .
Matcha culture of Japan will be happy the people around you and.

Whether matcha is sold in Japan of a vending machine?

Currently, the vending machine is about 2,593,000 units of beverages in Japan.

Carbonated beverages and coffee there is also a lot of kind, well-selling beverage's water and green tea.

If you say why, is never to even worry without aftertaste calories.

Has been popular until the old man from young people.

In addition, a number of beverage companies exist in Japan.

Companies have each made ​​a green tea in its own process.

Of course, sweet green tea does not exist.

There are also types of green tea, even if it is clear green tea, some tea turbid contain a matcha.
When taste say, crystal clear and has green tea is sharp as a taste.

Deep flavor green tea is a little bitter that matcha is on.

Because the author's favorite green tea of matcha powder containing a say either, buy looking.
In Japan, there is a vending machine as soon as it is a little advance the city can immediately buy a drink. Do not bother to look.

The approximate vending machine that contains the green tea.

Green tea is the indispensable drink for the Japanese.

So, how matcha is not sold in vending machines? Because, green tea is not sold to beverage itself that green tea so very bitter.

If you stick to green tea, there is a matcha latte with green tea containing green tea and canned coffee.

Currently, matcha but there is no opportunity to drink so much, also it's absolutely go out of fashion that no Japanese drinks now taste so good.

Hi!! Nice to meet you

I am glad to meet you.

I introduce familiar "powdered green tea" in Japan from old days.

There is the tea of many kinds in Japan.

Not a hue such as tea and the Chinese tea, the tea which was green is common.

When I went to overseas travel, I have been surprised.

The side where it was written on "Japanese green tea" and a package said "sugar".

I was surprised.

The Japanese general green tea is not sweet.

It was a very interesting experience.

I want to have I introduce the history of the Japanese green tea and powdered green tea or a straight production center in this site and know Japan.

Thank you.