Your day in matcha
It's not really a chawan, for on a whim I prepared some Tsuen Manten matcha in my beach sage cup from Cory Lum, because I'd been drinking sencha from it and wanted to keep going with it. I spun the chasen between my palms but didn't get the best foam
but it was still good to the last drop
but it was still good to the last drop
I've been drinking cold Ippodo Seiun matcha recently. Not sure if people typically drink it this way; but when I'm in a rush I put 2-3 chashaku scoops into a glass with a small amount of water (2 parts water to 1 part matcha) and use a milk frother until its mixed well. Then I pour cold water in while using the frother. Its not perfect, but its one of my favorite ways to have matcha when I don't feel like spending the time to do it right
Interesting. I haven't even tried the traditional way of drinking matcha yet. The only matcha I recall having is genmaicha tea, which had some matcha in it. It is possible many years ago my ex-girlfriend made some for me. I don't recall. She used to bring back all sorts of green teas when she visited Japan.mukti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:09 pmI've been drinking cold Ippodo Seiun matcha recently. Not sure if people typically drink it this way; but when I'm in a rush I put 2-3 chashaku scoops into a glass with a small amount of water (2 parts water to 1 part matcha) and use a milk frother until its mixed well. Then I pour cold water in while using the frother. Its not perfect, but its one of my favorite ways to have matcha when I don't feel like spending the time to do it right
I must give it a whirl one day.
I’ve been enjoying a morning matcha session most days. I’ve been using the Thes-du-Japon technique since Baisao posted their video on page 7 of this thread. Eliminating the sifting step makes the whole process more relaxing. Even more important, although not scientifically proven, I credit this technique with the massive improvement I achieve in foam.
Today’s matcha is Rishi Okumidori. It’s good but I’m not sure it was worth the relatively high cost as compared to the inexpensive O-Cha matcha I’ve been drinking. It did come in a beautiful black glass jar that I’ll save for a possible future purchase that doesn’t come in a container.
Today’s matcha is Rishi Okumidori. It’s good but I’m not sure it was worth the relatively high cost as compared to the inexpensive O-Cha matcha I’ve been drinking. It did come in a beautiful black glass jar that I’ll save for a possible future purchase that doesn’t come in a container.
I did not know about that technique. Much thanks for reposting & to @Baisao! I trust Florent’s tastes & techniques.
I have been wanting to get into proper matcha sessions, but have yet to purchase the required teaware. Every time I go looking, spending over $50 for a decent sifting kit has always turned me off... especially when it’s more expensive than a lower-end yet fully functional chawan and chasen. One less barrier to jumping into proper matcha using this technique.
$50 for a sifting kit seems high. I paid $14.40 on O-Cha but now I would skip it. I did buy a Japanese whisk for $27 and a whisk-keeper for $5, along with some o-cha matchas. Those were all worthwhile purchases.nasalfrog wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:21 pmI did not know about that technique. Much thanks for reposting & to Baisao! I trust Florent’s tastes & techniques.
I have been wanting to get into proper matcha sessions, but have yet to purchase the required teaware. Every time I go looking, spending over $50 for a decent sifting kit has always turned me off... especially when it’s more expensive than a lower-end yet fully functional chawan and chasen. One less barrier to jumping into proper matcha using this technique.
I never bought a tea-specific sifting kit; I have used small kitchen strainers I use for other purposes for sifting my matcha. They're not the prettiest and I don't include them in my photos but they've been quite practical.
I like the idea of skipping that step entirely, however, and will try that technique with my next matcha session!
I like the idea of skipping that step entirely, however, and will try that technique with my next matcha session!
I went to page 7 to see the video @Janice mentioned, and the first thing I was struck with was this beautiful chawan @Janice purchased from @shy rabbit. I love it. When I first joined the forum, I learned of shy rabbit's work from a posting by @debunix. Very nice stuff. I will browse some of his offerings again soon.
I'm feeling really motivated to try matcha now thanks to this thread. I've been branching out a bit lately. Mostly I'm trying samples sent to me with other orders, but it's a start. I haven't tried straight up matcha by itself. I have only drank matcha coated genmaicha tea.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences, and thanks to @Baisao for posting the video.
I'm feeling really motivated to try matcha now thanks to this thread. I've been branching out a bit lately. Mostly I'm trying samples sent to me with other orders, but it's a start. I haven't tried straight up matcha by itself. I have only drank matcha coated genmaicha tea.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences, and thanks to @Baisao for posting the video.
@debunix is the forum member that donated the chawan to the fundrainer. Not surprisingly, her photos are much better than mine. I already own several (actually 6) ShyRabbit cups but this is my first ShyRabbit chawan.
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