Matcha
| Matcha | |
|---|---|
| Type | Green tea |
| Other names | 抹茶, "fine powder tea" |
| Origin | |
| Quick description | Japanese stone-ground powder green tea |
"Matcha in kanji" | |
| Japanese name | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 抹茶 |
| Kana | まっちゃ |
| Romaji | matcha |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 말차 |
| Hanja | 抹茶 |
| Revised Romanization | malcha |
| McCune–Reischauer | malch'a |
| English name | |
| Name | Matcha |
| Other languages | |
Matcha[a] /ˈmætʃə, ˈmɑːtʃə/ ⓘ[1][2] (抹茶) is a finely ground powder of green tea specially processed from shade-grown tea leaves.[3][4][5] Shade growing gives matcha its characteristic bright green color and strong umami flavor.[6][7] Matcha is typically consumed suspended in hot water.
Matcha has its origin in Japan[8], where, Muromachi period in the 16th century, tea farmers developed the technique of shade-grown cultivation[8][9]. This innovation constitutes the essential process that defines matcha and distinguishes it from earlier forms of powdered tea. Most matcha is produced there today.[10] The traditional Japanese tea ceremony, typically known as chanoyu (茶の湯) or sadō/chadō (茶道), centers on the preparation, serving and drinking of matcha as hot tea, and embodies a meditative and spiritual practice.
Matcha is also used to flavor and dye foods such as mochi and soba noodles, green tea ice cream, matcha lattes, and a variety of Japanese wagashi confectionery. For this purpose, matcha made green by color additives instead of expensive shade-grown matcha is often used.[11][12]
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- ^ 三木雄 2019, p. 40.