Matcha preparation (video)

While the traditional method of preparing matcha is a ritual lasting over an hour, you can make it in just a few moments at home—and in various ways!

Traditional

The traditional way to prepare matcha comes from the Japanese Tea Ceremony. It involves using a matcha bowl, a bamboo whisk- chasen and a bamboo spoon- chashaku. Place 2 chashaku spoons of matcha (1,5g) in a matcha bowl and pour 100ml of hot water (80 °C). Chasen in hand, vigorously whisk your matcha from the wrist in m-shaped, not circular, motion. In about 30 seconds your bowl should be filled with a perfect jade-green foam. You can add more water now if you like your matcha to be less strong.

Contemporary

Mixing your matcha with a milk frother is just as easy. Add a flat teaspoon of matcha (1,5g) to a cup or glass and pour over with 100ml of hot water. Mix well and add more water. 1 teaspoon will usually give you 200-250ml of matcha drink. Just like with coffee, some people like to drink a strong matcha espresso, others prefer to add more water. You can also mix matcha with juice or milk.

With glass shaker

You can prepare your Moya Matcha To Go!  incredibly fast in a Moya Glass Shaker or in a regular bottle: just add matcha to juice, water or milk & shake it vigorously for 5 seconds.

Matcha Latte Preparation

Mix one teaspoon of matcha with a small portion of hot water. Add hot vegetable or cow milk. You can sweeten your matcha latte with a spoon of honey, maple syrup or agave nectar

Moya Matcha Premium 30g

The highest quality organic matcha from the youngest and finest leaves from the first harvest. Used for traditional tea ceremony, it possesses a rich mellow sweet taste and creamy texture and is distinguished by its vibrant jade green colour. Moya Matcha Premium is obtained in the 1st harvest from tea plants that are specially shaded from direct sunlight. This results in higher chlorophyll and L-Theanine contents and a richer, greener color. Only the finest, most delicate fresh leaves are collected, dried and ground to powder.

Moya Matcha Premium is grown in the Uji and Kagoshima regions, known for the cultivation of highest quality green tea for over 800 years. The regions is famous for its fertile soils and clean water. The green tea plants there have ideal conditions for growth thanks to hills providing good sunlight, frequent mists that protect delicate leaves from frost and high amount of rainfall.  Moya Matcha is meticulously cultivated and harvested on small family-owned organic tea fields. It is then processed locally in Japan and dispatched in small batches to assure peak freshness for all our grades. This helps preserve all the qualities of the tea leaf and maintain high levels of minerals and antioxidants.

Matcha bamboo whisk Chasen

Traditional bamboo whisk or “chasen” is an indispensable tool of the Japanese matcha tea ceremony. The fine, handmade prongs are carved out in a single piece of bamboo. When using a chasen to whisk matcha it is best to keep a loose and relaxed wrist and make rapid zigzag motions in the shape of letter “W” or “M” – this helps to give matcha the ideal frothy texture.

Whisk holder Naoshi

The traditional matcha whisk holder is not only a beautiful element of the traditional Japanese matcha tea set. It is a very practical tool that helps your chasen dry faster and maintain its shape and durability.

Material: porcelain. Size: 7cm (height) x 6cm (diameter). Color: Onyx black. Dishwasher safe.

Matcha bamboo spoon Chashaku

Chashaku is the traditional Japanese spoon for serving matcha and an integral part of the matcha tea ceremony. The curved portion of the spoon is used to scoop a small portion of tea  and place in a bowl (matchawan).  The mixture is then whisked to uniform consistency using a bamboo whisk (chasen).  The amount of matcha served depends on individual preference.  The thin tea or “usucha” is prepared with one or two chashaku of matcha and approximately 100ml of water.

Material: Bamboo. Length: 18cm. Not dishwasher safe.

Matchawan Sumomo 400ml

The Sumomo Matchawan is the latest in our collection of matcha bowls, one of the key elements of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Its distinctive shape, with low walls and wide bottom, allows for easy whisking and creating a perfect froth known as the “jasper mousse”. The bowl’s name is inspired by the Japanese plum, sumomo. According to a Japanese legend, offering sumomo plums to the gods helped the famed warrior Minamoto Noriyoshi win a battle. In Japan, it’s believed that consuming Sumomo plums wards off evil spirits and illness.