is matcha worth getting into or is it just a meme?

>>19223662 (OP)

It's fine. 



Beginner tip: Freshness beats price. Once ground, it degrades even under nitrogen atmosphere. So get locally ground matcha. To my knowledge, Keiko have the only European matcha mill, and I'm sure there's American ones too. (If you want a big investment upfront, buy a matcha granite handmill for 2.5k bucks, and grind tencha portionwise for best results at lowest tea price) 

Once opened, pop it into an airtight container, and put that in the fridge.

>>19223662 (OP)

Is matcha just tea?

>>19223662 (OP)

Don't drink too much at a time, no more than a quarter of a spoon

It has tons of tanin and it made me nauseous the first time i drank it

No green tea is supposed to be drunk on an empty stomach. You're absolutely supposed to eat something with or before it.

That makes sense, i drank it right after waking up

It's stronger tea. They cover the bushes with dark nets halfway through the growth or something, so as a result, the tea is much greener than normal green tea. Its also supposed to be extremely finely ground(like chocolate conching tier fineness) so you get to consume the whole leaf instead of just steeping it.

Try it after breakfast. No nausea then.

>>19223662 (OP)

matcha is worthwhile if you enjoy the taste of matcha



only get Japanese-grown if using daily.

because you're eating the whole leaf, Chinese matcha has too much lead (the country did not phase out leaded gasoline until the 21th century, so the soil is a bit leaded)

its the ground leaf flesh (not the veins) of green tea plants thats been grown in shade to maximize its phytochemical content



it has a different taste from tea because its the whole leaf powder and its both earthy and floral, it's very good but kind of expensive even in processed stuff

>>19223662 (OP)

It's definitely worth trying, if you are into tea or just gourmet shit in general.

it tastes like something you scraped off the bottom of a lawnmower

>>19223662 (OP)

your face is a meme LOL

>>19223662 (OP)

it's good, but good matcha is really expensive and you can't re-steep it like with most teas

so I prefer other Japanese green teas, like sencha and gyokuro. they usually have a somewhat similar sweet and savory green flavor profile

how is the liquid not pouring out????

huh, you look surprisingly non-yellow for an australian halfbreed

>>19223662 (OP)

bake with it

matcha cheesecake is life changing

He's living on the equator instead of north equator or Australia.

nice

Matcha is healthy and delicious, and the feeling you get immediately after drinking it is unlike any other caffeinated beverage. If you get decent quality stuff and you don't boil it it shouldn't be bitter at all.

I'd recommend having at least some familiarity with other Japanese teas first so you can really appreciate it.

>>19223662 (OP)

Drink Kratom instead.

Same taste, better results

I didn't know that. Thanks for the top tip anony.

>buy a matcha granite handmill for 2.5k bucks, and grind tencha portionwise for best results at lowest tea price

*chucks it in my spice grinder in you're path*

honestly, isn't matcha too fucking expensive in comparison with every other type of tea?

I'd rather get typical coffee shop-grade matcha and use quantity over quality. 

fuck that manual grinding nihilism ritualistic bullshit

kukicha heems your shitty dust tea any day of the week

>>19223662 (OP)

it's japan's biggest meme
