On the other hand, 'hikicha' is prepared by dissolving tea powder, which is produced by grinding dried tea leaves with a mill-stone or a druggist's mortar and we can call it the prototypical form of 'matcha.'
一方の「挽き茶」は乾燥させた茶葉を臼や薬研ですりつぶしたものを湯で溶いたもので、「抹茶」の原型といえるもの。