How to Make Perfect Matcha: Expert Tips From a Japanese Tea Master ...

Used traditionally in Japanese tea ceremonies, the tea plant is shade-grown and the leaves are harvested into a fine, jade-colored powder that gives a balanced taste of bitter, umami and mellow grassy ...

Green tea is what other health foods might call an overachiever. It's considered a cancer-fighting, age-defying, heart-disease-battling cure-all, a star among the lentils and açaì berries. But matcha, ...

Matcha tea cake uses finely ground green tea leaves to create a balanced dessert that offers antioxidants, steady energy, and ...

Matcha is having a major moment. People are using this bright-green powder it to make everything from tea, sparkling tonics, and smoothies, to matcha-infused snacks like ice cream and cookies. The hot ...

There is something wonderfully ceremonial about making tea, especially matcha, or finely ground Japanese green tea. Making matcha is a little more complicated than dipping a tea bag into hot water; ...

My father drinks green tea with breakfast every morning. It's high in antioxidants, helps lower cholesterol, and it tastes good. The flavor is grassy, vegetal, slightly medicinal, and almost toasty.

Meaghan is an editor and writer who also has experience practicing holistic medicine as an acupuncturist and herbalist. She's passionate about helping individuals live full, healthy and happy lives at ...