Surely you have heard about the Japanese tea ceremony. We recommend you to feel the ancient refined culture of Japan by trying the true traditional Japanese tea.
For the first time tea was brought to Japan from China during the Tang Dynasty reign.
At that time tea was considered a medicine, but soon it began to be grown all over the country and tea ceremony, process of tea preparation with deep meaning hidden in it, was formed.
Tea, which the Japanese used during the ceremony, was not in leaves, but in form of powder. That is the tea we would like to introduce to you.
So, meet Matcha:
You can easily make matcha at home, just put a small amount of tea powder into the cup and add some hot water (80°С).
It has a bitter taste, wonderful deep green color and is absolutely different from tea we drink every day.
For better taste it is recommended to stir the tea with special whisk till the light foam appears.
It is important to remember you should enjoy not only the taste of the drink but the process of its making itself.
Don’t forget also that matcha is good for your health too!
You can buy Japanese green tea here
Purchase special whisk and spoon for tea here
We also recommend you to try popular in Japan drink – matcha latte. It is matcha tea with addition of milk and sugar.
The drink has light creamy taste, usual for matcha bitterness almost disappears and foam is simply fantastic!
Matcha latte is sold in sticks or packages easy to use; just pour some hot or cold water into the cup with contents of one stick - and drink is ready.
In Japan sweets with green tea flavor are really popular now. There is a huge variety of them: chocolate, lollipops, cookies. Surprise your guests and friends with green color sweets!
We wish you a great day and successful shopping with ZenMarket!