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Organic Matcha Ceremony Kit - chawan, Chikumeido chasen, chashaku and matcha

The Matcha Set Guide: What You Need to Start (a...

Taka Kaneko

A working matcha set is only four things, and two of them do almost all the work. What each piece is for, which can wait, and three ways to build...

The Matcha Set Guide: What You Need to Start (a...

Taka Kaneko

A working matcha set is only four things, and two of them do almost all the work. What each piece is for, which can wait, and three ways to build...

Shade-grown tea fields at our supplier's farm in Chiran, Kagoshima

Matcha Benefits: What the Research Actually Sho...

Taka Kaneko

Matcha is sold on miracle claims it doesn't need. Here is what human studies actually show on calm alertness, catechins, stress and sleep, what they don't show, and how much...

Matcha Benefits: What the Research Actually Sho...

Taka Kaneko

Matcha is sold on miracle claims it doesn't need. Here is what human studies actually show on calm alertness, catechins, stress and sleep, what they don't show, and how much...

tasting Matcha

Ceremonial vs Culinary Grade Matcha: How to Tel...

Taka Kaneko

"Ceremonial grade" is a label anyone can print. Here is what physically separates ceremonial from culinary matcha (harvest, shading, grind) and five checks that tell you which one is in...

Ceremonial vs Culinary Grade Matcha: How to Tel...

Taka Kaneko

"Ceremonial grade" is a label anyone can print. Here is what physically separates ceremonial from culinary matcha (harvest, shading, grind) and five checks that tell you which one is in...

Ukiyo-e style print of an iron kettle steaming beside a bowl of whisked matcha, a bamboo whisk and a tea scoop, EdoMatcha

How to Make Matcha: The Ratio, the Temperature ...

Taka Kaneko

The method itself: how much matcha per cup, the water temperature that keeps it sweet rather than bitter, and the whisking motion that makes fine foam instead of bubbles.

How to Make Matcha: The Ratio, the Temperature ...

Taka Kaneko

The method itself: how much matcha per cup, the water temperature that keeps it sweet rather than bitter, and the whisking motion that makes fine foam instead of bubbles.

Handcrafted 80-tine Takayama chasen, the Japanese bamboo matcha whisk from Chikumeido, EdoMatcha

Matcha Whisk Guide: How to Choose, Use and Care...

Taka Kaneko

A chasen is the one tool in matcha preparation that nothing else replaces. How to choose one, prime it before first use, whisk properly, and store it so it lasts.

Matcha Whisk Guide: How to Choose, Use and Care...

Taka Kaneko

A chasen is the one tool in matcha preparation that nothing else replaces. How to choose one, prime it before first use, whisk properly, and store it so it lasts.

Vivid green organic matcha powder heaped on a dark surface, EdoMatcha

What Is Matcha? A Beginner's Guide to Choosing ...

Taka Kaneko

Matcha isn't one thing. There's a grade for sipping it straight and a different one for lattes and baking. Here's how to tell them apart, plus what actually makes a...

What Is Matcha? A Beginner's Guide to Choosing ...

Taka Kaneko

Matcha isn't one thing. There's a grade for sipping it straight and a different one for lattes and baking. Here's how to tell them apart, plus what actually makes a...