4 Piece Japanese Matcha Tea Ceremony Set
With Fine Shizuoka Matcha Green Tea Powder
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Includes: 40 grams (1.4 oz.) Shizuoka Matcha Green Tea Ceremony Powder
Hand Crafted Chasen Bamboo Whisk, Chawan Bowl, Chashaku Spoon &
Convenient Bamboo Whisk/Spoon Holder
Fantastic for Parties, Office, Gifts & Japanese Enthusiast
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This Highest grade Matcha is grown in the Shizuoka area of Japan. The young tea leaves are picked in early May and lightly steamed to prevent any fermentation. This allows the tea to retain its beautiful green color. Then the tea leaves are dried. Traditionally, at this point, the leaves would be stored in chatsubo/tea jars and allowed to season until November, at which time they can be stone-ground as needed. For consistency, the leaves from various varieties of tea plants are blended to produce the best flavor, color, and aroma. Before being stone-ground, the leaves are processed to obtain only the meat part of the leaf. The stems and veins are removed so that the tea will be very fine when ground. It takes one hour to grind somewhat less than 40g of matcha and in the end the final product is about 1/10th of the original harvest. Although clippers can be used to harvest the tea leaves, the leaves for koicha/thick tea are still picked by hand, one by one.
Matcha is the vibrant green powdered tea used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. It is made from the leaves of shade grown tea trees. When the leaves are harvested they are steamed, dried and then further processed to remove the veins, stems and impurities. Only about 10% of the original harvest remains, and this is called the "tencha". The tencha is then ground to a fine powder often in a stone mill. It takes about one hour to produce an ounce of matcha, because grinding any faster would result in a burnt tasting tea. Today the highest grades of matcha usually remain in Japan for use in their tea ceremonies and the price can be as high as $100 an ounce. The majority of matcha available in the general market today is now ground by sophisticated machines, which make it affordable to the average tea drinker. Regardless of the grinding technique used, the production of matcha requires a great deal of hand labour, skill and time.
Matcha is becoming increasingly popular in the Japanese and international beverage and food market because of its versatility and health benefits. Matcha's flavour blends well in dairy-based recipes and its powder form makes it easy to work with. Matcha is being used in ice cream, cheese -cakes, cream cheese spreads, white chocolate, latte beverages, hot chocolate etc. There is no limit to the recipes that matcha can be added to.
Matcha has many health benefits. The polyphenols in green tea help to protect against cancer and lower the risk of heart disease by helping to lower cholesterol and improve lipid metabolism. Green tea has also been shown to have antibacterial properties. 2 Cups of green tea has approximately twice the antioxidants of red wine, 7 times that of orange juice, and 20 times that of apple juice.
Matcha and Caffeine: Matcha does contain a small amount of caffeine, but like all green teas also contains L-theanine. L-theanine increases the alpha waveactivities in the brain, which creates a feeling of relaxation. L-theanine is associated with increasing the ability to focus and concentrate, but not agitate the nervous system. Researchers believe that this maybe on of the reasons that drinking tea tends to have a calming, refreshing effect, rather than the jittery effects of coffee. It has been noted that Buddhist monks frequently drink matcha, green teas, oolongs ETC and rarely appear agitated or nervous. It could be the L-theanine!
Matcha Health Benefits: Since you are actually ingesting the green tea leaves when you drink matcha you are receiving the full benefits of all the nutrients and antioxidants in the leaves. Research is indicating that matcha has the following health benefits -
Vitamins A,B6, B-complex, C, E, K, niacin, folate, riboflavin, thiamin
Trace minerals calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, sodium
Rich source of L-theanine & amino acids which improve calmness, mental alertness
Strong blood detoxifer and alkalyzer due to high chlorophyll content
70 times the antioxidants of orange juice, nine times the beta carotene of spinach and 4 times the beta carotene of carrots
Extremely rich in polyphenols (antioxidants) and catechins, especially epigallocatechin gallate ( EGCG )
Boosts metabolic rate by 35-40% in regular drinkers, thus assisting in weight loss
Hand Crafted Japanese Green Tea Whisk -
Bamboo tea whisks are a traditional utensil used for the japanese tea ceremony for blending powdered green tea and giving it that frothy texture. Intricately hand crafted with bamboo, our high quality japanese green tea whisk measures 4 1/2" by 2 1/4" and packaged in a convenient bamboo container. Also makes a great gift for japanese tea ceremony enthusiasts!
Chashaku Bamboo Spoon - This is a must for the true Japanese Matcha tea ceremony and to scoop the small quantity of Matcha green tea powder necessary to make a small frothy cup of Matcha tea.
This beautiful Patterned Chawan Bowl is used to actually make and froth the Matcha green tea in. This is a nicely designed glazed stoneware bowl measuring 5"W X 3"D.
The Matcha comes in a sealed foil pouch as pictiured. These are easy to carry in your purse or brief case!
The addition of this convenient pouch makes this offer an unbeatable bargain!
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY
The Japanese tea ceremony (Sado) is a ritual way of preparing and drinking tea. The custom has been strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.
Nowadays, the Japanese tea ceremony is a relatively popular kind of hobby. Many Japanese who are interested in their own culture, take tea ceremony lessons with a teacher. Tea ceremonies are held in traditional Japanese rooms in cultural community centers or private houses.
The Japanese ceremony itself consists of many rituals that have to be learned by heart. Almost each hand movement is prescribed. Basically, the tea is first prepared by the host, and then drunken by the guests. The tea is high grade Japanese green tea leaves finely milled into fine Matcha powder.
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