Brewing Ceremonial Matcha:
1). Prepare tea bowls by warming them with boiled water.
2). Prepare your Matcha whisk by soaking the tip in the boiled water in one of the bowls for about 10 seconds.
3). Pour the water out and dry the bowl with a paper towel.
4). Using your tea spoon, add 2 scoops of Matcha to [...]
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How to Brew Matcha Tea
Health Benefits of Matcha Tea
The health benefits of green tea are now well known and accepted. Matcha tea is green tea, only the tea leaves are finely powdered and are consumed with the tea, increasing the antioxidant and polyphenol content by at approximately ten fold.
According to current research, brewed Matcha tea contains nearly 10 times the polyphenols and antioxidants [...]
The Japanese Tea Ceremony
This video illustrates and explains the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This ceremony was performed at the Enunkan, a home where the ceremony has been practiced for many generations. The narrator explains the utensils and the process.
