Matcha Japanese Green Tea

What is Matcha? It is green tea from the Camellia sinensis, but in a very fine powder version of the healthy drink. Unlike other teas derived from Camellia sinensis, matcha has not been fermented. Like other varieties of green tea, it can be harvested from anywhere in the world. But it is more than simply ground up green tea leaves. It is derived from tea leaves grown in the shade so that the leaves achieve a dark green color, which gives matcha its magnificent amino acids.

Kazu 100% ORGANIC Japanese Green Tea Matcha:

HIGH QUALITY AND INCREDIBLE TASTE “Komakai Quality” MATCHA: Their Matcha has a slightly flowery and sweet taste. This tea is also much more finely grained than other brands and thus provides for better mixing into the water and a more potent tea experience.
NOT BITTER: Culinary matcha is meant for cooking or adding into smoothies, and often one would need to add sugar or honey to mask culinary quality’s bitterness. Unlike culinary quality matcha, their “Komakai” QUALITY tea leaves are specifically hand-chosen and dried. Accordingly, this “Drinking Quality” Matcha is not bitter and instead has an incredible, smooth taste.
100% Organic Certified, Unrefined, Pure, No additives or flavorings. ORGANIC SEAL PROVIDED
BEST POSSIBLE PRICE, QUALITY, and QUANTITY COMBINATION: Sourced directly from the Organic Certified Farms, one can expect the best price for this quality and quantity because this product never passes through middle-men and they can directly pass savings to the consumer. 4.23 oz per bag.
SMOOTHIES AND LATTES: Of course, you still can use their finely-grained Matcha to make a sweet-tasting smoothie or latte with additional health benefits because our leaves are ground close to the organic farm sources in order to preserve the freshness of the leaves. Thus, one can enjoy all the antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins of Green Tea.

My Thoughts:

When my tea arrived I made a cup of tea right away to try it. This finely-powdered Japanese drinking quality green tea had a sweet smooth, not bitter taste. Wanting to know how it would do in a warm beverage. I added some to my morning coffee. I drink my coffee black with an ice cube so I was able to notice a small change in the taste of my coffee but had no trouble getting it to dissolve. The health benefits of adding it far outweigh the barely noticeable difference in taste.

I am looking forward to trying this in some ice cream. Check out this Easy Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream (no ice cream machine) recipe I found on Kitchen Stories!