Matcha is a green powder with healing properties.

Japan is a magical country with an ancient history, magnificent landscapes and a special spirit of unity with nature, it is here that miraculous matcha tea grows, which we will tell you about today.

Matcha (matcha) in Japanese means "pounded", in other words, it is green tea powder.

This magical drink has a very long history, it was originally prepared in China and brought to Japan thanks to a Buddhist monk. Over time, this tea was forgotten in China, on the contrary, in Japan, the technology of its cultivation and preparation was brought to perfection.

Now Matcha is considered the highest grade tea - special, unusual, healthy and very popular in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Its unusualness lies in the fact that it does not look like the usual leaf tea, but is a finely ground green powder.

It is also interesting how it is grown.

Some time before picking, tea bushes are covered with a special canopy, this is done in order to protect the plants from direct sunlight, which slows down the process of photosynthesis and increases the content of chlorophyll and amino acids, it is due to the high content of chlorophyll that the color of the leaves becomes dark green.

Further, the entire production process takes place manually. The youngest leaves are removed from the tea bushes, and it is from them that matcha tea of ​​the highest quality is obtained. Then they are steamed and dried thoroughly. Coarse elements - stems and veins - are removed from the leaves and diligently ground into a fine powder.

The huge health benefits of matcha cannot be underestimated, let's learn about the miraculous composition of this drink of the Gods and its benefits.

Its composition combines a complete set of vitamins A, C, E, K and a number of B vitamins, as well as minerals: calcium, fluorine, iodine, zinc, iron, potassium, magnesium, amino acids L-theanine, theophylline. In addition, it includes superantioxidants, including catechins, chlorophyll and polyphenols.

Most importantly, when drinking matcha, all useful substances enter the body, since the powder, unlike ordinary tea leaves, is drunk along with the drink itself.

After reviewing the composition, matcha can rightfully be called the most powerful 100% natural product, which has great benefits for the human body and, undoubtedly, healing properties.

Let's find out what?

• Strengthens the immune system, due to the high content of catechins - a polyphenol known for its immunostimulating properties.
• It fights free radicals, which slows down the aging of the body. After all, one cup of matcha contains 10 times more
•  antioxidants than any other tea.
• Promotes weight loss and stimulates the body's metabolism.
• Perfectly cleanses the human body of toxins and toxins.
• Gives energy, increases the overall tone of the body, because the Japanese matcha contains
•  caffeine and it invigorates and tones up no worse than coffee.
• Helps to cope with stress due to the high content of L-theanine
• Helps to maintain the acid-base balance in the body, unlike coffee, which is considered an acidic product, matcha tea is an alkaline product and its 
• without problems for the body can be used by people with high acidity.

By drinking this drink for a long time, you can solve many problems at once and improve your health without taking medicines.

And now we will learn how to choose, prepare and use this magical elixir from the land of the rising sun.

How to choose the right matcha

• There are several recommendations for choosing a match when buying
• Choose Organic, Chemical-Free Tea
• Pay attention to the color of the tea powder, it should be bright green
• Matcha tea should not be too cheap, sometimes you can find sencha leaves on sale, and not real Japanese matcha. Let's not mislead you.
• Genuine matcha is made in Japan, considered the best quality and grown in the most favorable conditions, so buy only Japanese matcha, not Chinese.

Magic matcha secrets

In Japan, this healing drink is greatly appreciated and loved, and its preparation is a whole tea ceremony, for which a whole set of special items is used:

• the brewing bowl should be a ceramic or porcelain measuring spoon made of bamboo, with a volume of 1 gram.
• bamboo whisk
• powder sieve
• measuring cup.

When brewing matcha, the Japanese pay great attention to water and its temperature, this is one of the key factors that affect the taste of the drink.

• Water should only be fresh, after boiling, pour water into a measuring cup and let it cool for 5-7 minutes. The temperature of the water for brewing should not exceed 70-80 degrees Celsius.
• Warm the measuring cup by pouring 1/3 of hot water into it, soak the tip of the whisk in this water so that the tea powder does not stick. Once the bowl is hot, drain the water.
• Sift 2 scoops of usuccha powder through a sieve into a bowl.
• Next, use a whisk to mix the water with the powder. To prepare usucha, beat the mixture well until small bubbles appear on the surface. For a koite drink, you need to mix the mixture with calm rotational movements, try not to form foam.
• Pour the resulting drink into a cup and enjoy its unsurpassed taste and aroma.

Ways to use green matcha

In addition to the direct use of this unusual product as a tea drink, green powder has found its application in other areas of human life. For example, it is often used by confectioners as additives in confectionery, chocolate ice cream. It is also added to lattes, smoothies, all kinds of cocktails.

Matcha has found wide application in cosmetology, due to the huge content of antioxidants in its composition, it is added to the preparation of homemade masks, scrubs, as its use slows down the aging process of the skin and protects it from the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation. In addition, it also has anti-cellulite and anti-inflammatory effects.

By right, matcha can be considered a unique gift of nature, which completely dissolves in water, thereby giving away all its beneficial substances without a trace.

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