Organic Matcha & Powdered Green Tea
Organic Matcha & Powdered Green Tea
Whether it be for the tea ceremony, green tea health benefits, or for a serious supply of daily antioxidants, O-Cha.com has what you need!
Green tea ceremony aficionados - We carry several different varieties of matcha (sometimes spelled as maccha or macha), including the normal thin type matcha known as usucha, and a special grade thick matcha known as koicha. O-Cha.com also carries two certified grades of organic matcha.
Matcha starts off similar to gyokuro green tea in that it’s grown under 90% shade for about 3 weeks before harvest. Upon harvest, the leaves are steamed and dried, but unlike gyokuro, the leaves are not rolled. Instead, the dried leaves are further processed so that the veins of the leaves removed. This results in a product known as Tencha. The tencha is ground into a talc-like powder that is almost neon green in color to become matcha.
Types of Matcha
What is the difference between the matcha green teas? The normal Usucha type of matcha is usually served singly during the tea ceremony, and is the more common variety. Usucha usually comes from the sprouts of tea plants that are less than 15 years old. Usucha means "thin tea", which refers to its consistency when mixed in comparison to koicha. Note that although it is referred to as “thin” usucha is actually stronger tasting that koicha. Since it tends to be bitterer than koicha, less of it is used. If you are new to matcha drinking, we recommend you start with usucha.
Koicha is used to make "thick tea", is finer, and is more expensive. This tea comes from the shade-grown buds of young leaves of plants that are a minimum of 30 years old. Since a thicker consistency is desired, more powder is used. If more usucha were used, the taste would become too bitter. For that reason, koicha is grown and processed to have a sweeter, less bitter taste.
Organic Matcha - O-Cha.com carries two certified organic matcha green teas. While all of our matcha green teas are grown under safe growing conditions, in order to truly claim a green tea as "organic" requires strict compliance with a certifying agency. Only natural organic fertilizers and no agricultural chemicals are used. Whenever purchasing ANY green tea that is supposed to be organic, make sure that said products are actually certified by an appropriate.
By the way, your tea is a superior product, the best I have found! It appears to me the you take care and pride in providing your customers with the best green tea at an affordable price. We appreciate that Kevin!
Thanks for making our world a healthier place!
Joe"
Catalog of Organic Matcha & Powdered Green Tea
O-Cha.com
22 Kajimachi, Taira
Iwaki-City, Fukushima
970-8026 JAPAN
