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Product Description STAY HEALTHY WHILE ENJOYING THE UNIQUE TASTE OF THE PUREST NATURAL ORGANIC MATCH ✓ Culinary Grade ✓ Pure Matcha Powder ✓ 100% USDA Organic Perfect for Beginners This Organic Starter Matcha is perfect for beginners to the fine art of making Matcha, also for those who love to cook with Matcha and make Lattes. The aroma is creamy, blending notes of fresh hay and grass. Once whisked with water, the color is not quite as vibrant. Also, the fragrance is not quite as sweet. Instead, there are strong notes of fresh vegetation and kale with a finish of nuttiness. When prepared in a traditional way this tea is quite bitter. 100% All-Natural Starter Matcha is all-natural and created from pure organic Matcha from premium quality tea plants. It is 100% organic with no added artificial ingredients. It uses all-natural flavors to ensure that its natural essence is sustained. This Matcha has passed the acceptable international standards of tea processing and certified pure and naturally organic. Unlike other Matcha products that infuse artificial flavorings, this Matcha uses no additives or preservatives. This is created to offer 100% all-natural Matcha to satisfy its clients’ need of natural organic Matcha. Detailed Processing This Matcha comes from a shade-grown tea leaves. Only young leaves and fresh buds are harvested for the primary ingredient of this Matcha. Selected leaves are washed and steamed using the most hygienic stage to prevent oxidation of the leaves. Steamed leaves are dried under the heat of the sun and finally ground to produce a talc-like powder which is ready for packaging. This Matcha processing stages are conducted by experts who have been into tea processing for many years that assures tea processing closest to perfection. Fresh and Nutritious Upon opening the pack of Starter Matcha, one is greeted with a mild aroma scent that does not create any intense boldness. The mild scent is sometimes associated with fresh leaves in the morning. Its powder color is distinct pale green which proves that it is made from young leaves and buds. The powder is smooth to the touch and has very fine texture which is evident on how precise it is grinded. The sight of the powder and the scent of the aroma make this Matcha an appealing one which is highlighted in its fresh and nutritious taste and flavor. There is mildness in the flavor that makes this Matcha extraordinary and special. The taste is very refreshing and delicious. Starter Matcha can be made into lattes and frappes and also a good ingredient for cakes and pastries. This Matcha is indeed a great Matcha to enjoy. Delicious recipes with Starter Matcha Latte 2 tsps Starter Matcha 1⁄4 cup water 3⁄4 cup milk 1. Add 1/4 cup of water to the Starter Matcha and stir. 2. Microwave mixture for 30 seconds. 3. Pour the milk into a separate mason jar and microwave for 60 seconds. 4. Screw on mason jar lid, and shake the milk until it doubles in size. This will take a couple minutes. 5. Pour the frothed milk into the Starter Matcha mixture. Frappe ½ cup coconut milk or other milk of choice ½ cup water 2 cups ice 2 tsps Starter Matcha ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract 1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Smoothie 1 Large Mango (fresh or frozen) 2 Frozen Bananas 2 Large Handfuls Baby Spinach 2 tsp Starter Matcha 1 cup (240ml) Light Coconut Milk 1. Add the coconut milk to your blender jug, followed by the Starter Matcha and spinach. Blend. 2. Add the mango and frozen bananas and blend until creamy and smooth. Fluffy Pancakes 2 glasses of flour 2 eggs 1 glass of sparkling water 1 glass of milk a pinch of salt 2tsp Starter Matcha Mix everything together in a bowl Cook in a pan. Pile high, dumb and top with whatever you like. Read more ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Matcha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is Matcha Matcha is an ancient form of green tea unique to Japan and China. Instead of throwing out the leaves once the tea is brewed, Matcha is made from the whole green tea leaf, which is specially grown and ground into a finely-powdered form. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matcha Origin Matcha tea has a long history that dates back as far as the 11th century in Japan. It is thought that a Zen Monk by the name of Eisai brought green tea seeds from China and began planting the tea in monasteries. Believing the tea leaves had the ability to promote longevity and to cure certain ailments, Eisai would crush the leaves into a rough powder and drink them blended in water. This first form of matcha tea was considered a precious medicine and was only consumed by a select few. This matcha comes from China. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caffeine Content Unlike other teas, which use tea bags or tea leaves that are removed from the hot water after steeping, matcha preparation involves consuming the ground tea leaves themselves. Because you are ingesting the entire green tea leaf, the caffeine content is much greater than green tea that is steeped. On average, Matcha contains less than half the amount of caffeine per cup than in a similar-sized cup of coffee. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Natural Bitter Taste Not all people fell in love with matcha taste from the first sight. It’s the same experience as with coffee and tea- you begin to love it after few cups! Most people after drinking it for a few days start to crave the nutritious flavor of matcha. There are many variations of matcha. Each person needs to find his matcha match that meets his expectations. Making latte, frappe, adding it to your favorite smoothie or baking goods is an excellent way to become accustomed to a new taste. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matcha Benefits · Anti-aging · Detoxification · Weight loss · Increased energy and endurance · Mental relaxation · Immunity boost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matcha Grade Culinary Grade - meant for use as an ingredient in cooking, lattes, smoothies, etc. Little aroma, decent color, decent taste, grainy texture. Production generally uses summer or autumn harvested leaves (which are allowed to grow larger for more volume), and ground using a ball mill. This type of grinding results in a sharp grain vs the smooth grain created by stone mills, and the crushing generates heat which degrades the aroma. In exchange, the large production volume reduces the price. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Storing and Expiration Date Matcha Green Tea Powder is a delicate product. It doesn’t like heat, air, moisture or light. Matcha lasts about two years on the shelf. If your matcha has expired, we recommend baking with it. After opening the pouch it should be used up within two months maximum to ensure freshness, color, and creamy flavor. The best way to keep it fresh is to store it sealed in a cool, dark and dry place. We recommend fridge. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other antioxidant sources just don’t match(a) up! „Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live” J.R.