Make Matcha Green Tea

The thinner usucha 薄茶 and the thicker koicha 濃茶.

Make matcha green tea.

Close the bottle or shaker and shake vigorously for 2 minutes or so. Sift 1 scoop of matcha powder into a small tea bowl and set it aside. You can make traditional matcha tea by sifting 1 2 teaspoons 2 4 grams of matcha powder into your cup adding 2 ounces 59 ml of hot water and mixing it together with a bamboo whisk. Place a sifter over a small tea bowl and measure out the matcha powder into it.

Depending on the preparation method there are two types of matcha. If you do not have a matcha scoop measure out 1 teaspoon 2 grams of matcha. The japanese green tea that packs a considerable amount of caffeine and offers a calming sense of ritual. Pour into a teacup.

If you don t own one make sure to spend extra time at step 8 in the recipe to blend well with green tea powder and hot water before pouring more hot water into the tea bowl. Gently tap the sifter to sift the tea into the bowl. 2 types of matcha green tea.