You’ve Heard About “Matcha Tea” Hundreds Of Times … So What Is It?

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You’ve Heard About “Matcha Tea” Hundreds Of Times … So What Is It?

Are you somebody who has heard the term “matcha” but have no idea exactly what it is? Then this article is for you. Matcha tea is a shade-grown, whole-leaf tea powder. It’s made by taking tea leaves (from the camellia sinensis plant) and grinding the leaves into a fine powder. The highest-quality matcha tea, which is most often grown in Japan (the rarer white matcha tea powder is grown in Kenya), is made from leaves that have been shaded for up either two or three weeks before the first harvest of the season (which is usually in the winter).