Matcha tea: what is it, benefits, how to cook and drink

The new trend of the 21st century is Matcha tea. The drink is steadily gaining popularity around the world, competing with coffee. Cinema stars, businessmen and models post photos of tea with the match on social networks. The drink quickly finds new fans, making changes to the world order.

 

What is matcha tea

 

Matcha is a traditional Japanese tea that has migrated to the country of the Rising Sun from China. Externally - it is a green dry powder, which is obtained by processing the upper leaves of tea trees. The leaves are cut, dried and ground into powder.

 

 

Given that the upper layers of tea trees contain more caffeine, the match drink is quite invigorating. Therefore, it is compared with coffee, although it does not look like it at all. To the differences with coffee, you can add the content in tea match amino acids called L-theanine. The substance slows down the absorption of caffeine by the body. Because of this, an invigorating effect appears that attracts the attention of drink lovers.

 

Matcha tea: benefits and harms

 

Caffeine invigorates and causes a feeling of clarity of mind. If you drink a mug of drink in the morning on an empty stomach, then the body quickly mobilizes and will be ready for any stress at work and in everyday life. With proper preparation, the match sets up a deep concentration, which helps all creative personalities to work. A drink helps athletes to relax after a workout - a match perfectly eliminates muscle pain.

 

 

Considering that the drink contains a horse dose of caffeine, even with the inhibitory absorption due to L-theanine, not every body will be able to control blood pressure. Light excitability will definitely be present. In the morning, the invigorating effect will not hurt, but in the afternoon drinking matcha tea can lead to insomnia.

 

How to make matcha tea

 

If you follow the Japanese tradition, then you need 2 grams of matcha tea, 150 ml of hot water (up to 80 degrees Celsius - otherwise the bitterness will appear) and 5 mg of cream. Before using the drink, mix the mixture well with a whisk.

 

 

To simplify the task, you can buy a ready-made set for brewing matcha tea. It includes a bowl, a measured bamboo spoon and a whisk for mixing. The price of such a set is approximately 20-25 US dollars. Therefore, in order to save money, people often make a drink by eye. For one, create your own recipe through trial and error.

In a cafe, matcha tea is made differently, offering matcha latte to the buyer. Its peculiarity is that 2 ml of hot water and 50 ml of cream (or milk) are used for 150 grams of tea. It turns out a cappuccino with an invigorating effect. And with a very attractive taste. Lovers of sweet drinks match tea complement sugar, honey, syrup and other sweeteners.

 

How to drink matcha tea

 

The drink can be consumed hot, warm or cold - there are no temperature restrictions. But it is important to remember that matcha is a derivative of loose tea, which tends to precipitate. Therefore, any option should be drunk immediately or mixed with a whisk if the drink has stood untouched for more than one minute. Otherwise, matcha tea will lose its taste.

 

 

Sediment, if it did appear in the drink, you can drink it, the taste of match tea will simply be lost. The main thing to remember is that you cannot use boiling water when preparing a drink - tea will turn out to be very bitter and it will be impossible to drink it. Even with sugar.