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Matcha
Type
Green tea
Other names
抹茶, "fine powder tea"
Quick description
Stone-ground powder green tea of Chinese origin with Japanese influence
Regional names
"Matcha" in kanji
Chinese name
Chinese
末茶[1] 抹茶
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
mǒchá
IPA
[mwǒ.ʈʂʰá]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
mut3-caa4
IPA
[muːt̚˧.tsʰaː˩]
Korean name
Hangul
말차
Hanja
抹茶
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
malcha
McCune–Reischauer
malch'a
Alternative Korean name
Hangul
가루차
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
garucha
McCune–Reischauer
karuch'a
Japanese name
Kanji
抹茶
Kana
まっちゃ
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn
matcha
Matcha[a] (抹茶)/ˈmætʃə,ˈmɑːtʃə/;[2][3] is a finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves that originated in China. Later, the green color exhibited in most modern matcha was developed in Japan, where most matcha is produced today.[4] In the 12th century at the latest, Chinese compressed tea, the raw material for matcha, was introduced to Japan. When the production of compressed tea was banned in China in 1391,[5] matcha was abandoned in China and developed in Japan thereafter.
When the method of shaded growing was invented in Japan in the 15th century, matcha became a bright green tea instead of the brown it had been before. Tea plants used for matcha are shade-grown for three to four weeks before harvest; the stems and veins are removed during processing. During shaded growth, the plant Camellia sinensis produces more theanine and caffeine. The powdered form of matcha is consumed differently from tea leaves or tea bags, as it is suspended in a liquid, typically water or milk.
A cup of matcha tea
The traditional Japanese tea ceremony, typically known as "chanoyu", centers on the preparation, serving and drinking of matcha as hot tea, and embodies a meditative spirituality. In modern times, matcha is also used to flavor and dye foods such as mochi and soba noodles, green tea ice cream, matcha lattes and a variety of Japanese wagashi confectionery.
^From the Classic of Tea: "飲有粗茶、散茶、末茶、餅茶者。"
^"matcha – Definition of matcha in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries – English. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^"matcha". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference japan_unique_teas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Shen, Defu. "補遺一" [Addendum 1]. 萬曆野獲編 [Unofficial Gleanings of the Wanli Era] (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.
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