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How to prepare Matcha Tea

January 17, 2013 by Ariel 1 Comment

I’m obviously not an expert at preparing matcha and I realized that when I shot those pics, I didn’t even prepare it the right way. lol  You should be seeing a much bigger mousse on the top of the tea plus my cups are really far to be the right size compare to the regular matcha bowl so the quantity showing in the photos is not accurate to the indications of this post.  So instead of explaining you in my words how to prepare it and taking the risk of giving you false information, I found some extremely good info on yuuki-cha.com and this is what I’m presenting to you today.  In this post, you’ll be able to find the method of preparation of usucha (thin matcha) and koicha (thick matcha).  There are also other slightly different variations of preparing usucha and koicha that you may have learnt and enjoy using.

If so, please feel free to use that method instead.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Tea Tagged With: bamboo, ceremony, how to, japanese, koicha, matcha, preparation, recipe, sifted, tea, usucha

Why I decided to drink Matcha Tea everyday

January 15, 2013 by Ariel 8 Comments

Have you ever heard of Matcha tea?  It’s a cancer-fighter, fat-burner, Cholesterol reducer and much more amazing tea!  The “magic” power of the delicately selected and grown matcha leaves other green teas FAR behind and if you’re not already drinking some every day yet, you have to start now!

Since I started drinking matcha tea everyday (and sometime more than once a day) I have noticed how much I’m feeling much more energetic, I also sleep better, feel happier and I’m doing a lot more goodness to my inside body that you couldn’t imagine.  If you’re not convinced after reading all the arguments and facts about matcha that I will be listing in this post, you’re a lost cause… 😛

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Filed Under: #FoodieLife, Tea Tagged With: cancer fighting, health, life, lower cholesterol, matcha, tea

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