Shelf Life: 180 Days
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Everyday luxury powdered matcha green tea. This Aoarashi matcha green tea is very versatile, whether you’re sipping a freshly made matcha latte or cooking up a storm with matcha cookies, cakes, ice cream or even tempura. Marukyu Koyamen have been producing the highest quality green teas since the 1600s and have a reputation for excellence in teas that has to be savoured to be believed!
Matcha Background
Matcha is made by grinding high quality tea leaves, called tencha. This offers great health benefits as you actually consume the tea leaf, rather than just an infusion of the tea leaves. Rich in antioxidants research has shown matcha can boost metabolism and help reduce cholesterol levels so is great as part of a healthy diet.
General information about Marukyu Koyamaen
In the Genroku period (1688-1704), a man by the name of Kyujiro Koyama began the cultivation and production of tea in Ogura， Uji. His work was the beginning of what was to become Marukyu-Koyamaen. During the following generations， the quality of the tea was raised through improvements in all aspects of the cultivation， treatment and production， thus establishing the tradition of Ujicha.
Storage
Please Preserve in Refrigerator once opened.
preparation
Water temperature: 70-100 ° C
Classic Brewing: a tsp Matcha with a whisk Chasen-in Chawan bowl 70 - 100 ml of water to foam (so similar to shaving cream).
Alternative preparation without Chasen-whisk: With milk foamer in a water glass. Approximately 1 heaped tsp Matcha for 200ml water.
