The other day, browsing the internet in a sleepy haze I discovered this Matcha Tea stuff. Apparently it will instantly elevate my mood and raise my energy.
It's a bright green, highly concentrated green tea powder full of antioxidents and nutrients, made from tea leaves grown in the shade (see the wikipedia page as to why). As well as for brewing up, it can also be used in things like cake and pastries, and mousses and ice cream.
The stuff I ended up buying cost £25, which was a shock. I got an even bigger shock when it arrived in a tin a mere 2 inches cubed. Not to worry though, apparently you can get about 25-30 drinks from it - about a quid a go.
Check out these interesting statistics on the Tea Pigs website where it came from, they claim ¼ teaspoon is effectivly the same as 15 cups of normal green tea!
All I did was mix the powder up and add some milk, then pop it microwave for a bit. If you were to dip your finger in the powder and taste it, it's kind of like... hay or straw or something. But mixed with the milk it was pleasant enough, could do with some sweetening though.
Stay tuned for future posts where I'll be using it in a dessert of some sort!
Comments
Is this the same as the argentinian "mate" ? (sounds a bit like an instant version of it ?)
by Cathy on 27th September 2010 at 6:05 pm
Hi Cathy, from what I read on wikipedia - I don't think they are the same.
by Andrew on 27th September 2010 at 6:07 pm
It also makes a wicked mousse...
by Chris Garrett on 27th November 2011 at 12:41 pm