MATCHA STICKS BOX

Category: Green Tea
Origin: JAPAN, Mie Prefecture
Cultivar: Oku Midori & Sae Midori Blend
Quantity: 2g per stick, 15 sticks per box
Harvest: Spring (May)
 
Following popular demand, we are glad to introduce our new Matcha product.
Each box contains 15 sticks of premium Matcha for Body, Mind and Soul.
Easy to carry and to prepare, the stick format brings convenience and freedom to a beloved product. You can now carry it with you and have matcha everywhere. 
 
A bit of Background:
When Zen master Myōan Eisai brought tea seeds from Song China in 1191, he planted the beginning of a tradition of health and mindfulness in Japan.
300 years later, Sen no Rikyū immortalized Matcha into the sublime art of the Sadō (the way of tea), embodying the Tao and the quintessence of Japanese culture, still revered today.
 
It is rare to put a high quality matcha inside a stick. This matcha is a spring harvest, shaded for 20 days and made from two beautiful matcha cultivars. It can also be prepared in thick tea, as per the way of tea "Sadō".
 
Usucha (thin tea) Preparation:
Pour the content of a matcha stick inside a cup. Add a bit of water (80˚C/156˚F recommended) and stir to obtain a paste, then add about 70ml more and stir vigourously.  Enjoy.
 
Koicha (thick tea) Preparation:
The koicha will be far more concentrated and viscous than a usucha.
Use of a Chasen (bamboo whisk with thicker bristles is recommended)
Pour 3 matcha sticks inside a Chawan (bowl). Pour slowly 80ml of hot water  (80˚C/156˚F) and whisk slowly but thoroughly until the obtention of an homogenous thick liquid. Appreciate the power of Koicha.