How is Matcha made? Is Matcha green tea powder? After eating for so many years, I finally know.

 

The word "Matcha" is no stranger to post-80s and post-90s people, and many girls like Matcha flavored ice cream, cake, coffee and chocolate. In my opinion, Matcha smells fresh and refreshing. It tastes not only like tea, but also fragrant. Moreover, the green of Matcha will bring people a comfortable and comfortable life. At present, it is very popular in Japan. Although it is named after tea, it is very different from tea in taste.

 

Tea is a culture left over by China for thousands of years. Therefore, at first, I thought that Matcha must also be a production process in Chinese tea culture. Later, I learned that the production of "Matcha" was actually related to Japan. After eating Matcha delicious food for so many years, what is Matcha made of? Is it ordinary green tea powder? After eating for so many years, I finally know. Today I'll talk to you about Matcha.

 

Origin of Matcha

 

The origin of Matcha should start from the Sui and Tang Dynasties of China. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Matcha was called "end tea", which was the favorite of scholars. Therefore, there were many poems about Matcha in the Tang Dynasty. The production process is more complex. The spring tender tea is made by steaming, baking, drying, grinding and other processes. Matcha was especially popular in the Song Dynasty. After the emergence of the fried green method in the Ming Dynasty, the process of Matcha was gradually diluted. According to historical records, Shennong took the first step in tasting tea, so he is also the "ancestor of Matcha". During the Tang and Song Dynasties, some Japanese learned Chinese culture and brought Matcha technology to their country and continued to develop.

 

Matcha is not an ordinary green tea powder

 

Matcha is not an ordinary green tea powder. First of all, there are great differences in the selection of materials. Matcha's tea can't see light one month before picking. In this way, Matcha's chlorophyll is richer, while green tea doesn't need to be protected from light. This is also the reason why Matcha looks greener and tastes more mellow; Secondly, Matcha is made after steam sterilization, while green tea is made by frying.

 

Making of Matcha

 

After the technology of Matcha was introduced to Japan, the Japanese conducted in-depth research on it. After being kept away from light for about 20 days, the color of Matcha tea became more green, and the content of chlorophyll and moisture increased. Then, it was sterilized by steam, dried and sterilized. The last process is grinding. Ground Matcha is more delicate, so it is finer than ordinary green tea particles. Due to the particularity of its raw materials and the manual grinding process, Matcha has a special sweetness and seaweed fragrance, and the content of amino acids is significantly increased. Therefore, the price of Matcha is dozens of times higher than that of green tea.

 

Matcha has a special manufacturing process. Its purity is much higher than that of green tea. It has sufficient nutrients and is extremely expensive. Therefore, most of the Matcha flavor products we eat in coffee shops and cake shops are green tea powder.