News about the uniqueness of Japanese matcha green tea circled the whole world. Therefore, all adherents of a healthy lifestyle should definitely take this drink into service. However, to get the most out of using a match, you need to master the science of properly brewing it.
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You will need
matcha tea powder, boiled water, whisk
Instruction manual
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Firstly, matcha powder tea itself must be of proper quality. This can be judged by the size of the crushed leaves. Such a powder resembles baby powder or powder to the touch. The color of high-quality tea powder is richly grassy. This means that it is grown in compliance with all the rules.
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Secondly, the temperature of boiled water is important for brewing. The match is not brewed in a teapot, but directly in a cup, preferably from ceramic or porcelain. Yes, and it is impossible to brew it, just pour boiling water. Green "powder" of powdered tea simply does not get wet immediately or turn into lumps. Boiling water should cool to about 80-70 degrees.
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Here the concentration of the match can be different: about 1 teaspoon of powder with a slide for 50 or 100 ml of boiled water. In the first case, the drink will be strong, and in the second - weak. You can let it brew for 1-2 minutes and then beat with a whisk. The Japanese use a special whisk from bamboo, but in Russian home conditions you can use any whisk or even a miser or blender.
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After such manipulations with brewing, the drink acquires a slightly viscous consistency (especially at a high concentration of the drink) with thick foam on the surface of the cup. The taste of a strong match will be tart and sweet, while with a weak concentration, the drink will slightly bitter.
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Since tea matcha tonic properties sometimes equal to good coffee, it is quite possible to make a drink "latte". To do this, after dissolving the tea in boiling water, hot milk is added there. As in the first embodiment, everything is whipped to a foam. You can add sugar or honey.
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Drinking a match slowly. It is useful to hold every sip of tea in your mouth to feel its unique taste. And since tea is leaves chopped into powder, they are completely absorbed by such tea drinking. The match drink is completely organic and contains a huge amount of substances useful for the body.
note
To navigate with the temperature of the water for brewing matcha tea, you can pour boiling water into a cup and let it stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
Useful advice
To buy matcha natural tea, it is better to use the services of specialized stores. Otherwise, you can attack a fake containing trans fats and flavors.
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