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Also known as maccha, matcha powder, green tea powder, matcha tea, Matcha Zen
Matcha (; ) is a finely ground powder of green tea specially processed from shade-grown tea leaves. Shade growing gives matcha its characteristic bright green color and strong umami flavor. Matcha is typically consumed suspended in hot water.
Key facts
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- Matcha
- Tea.Tea_type
- Green tea
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- Green
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- Matcha Scoop.jpg
- Tea.Tea_origin
- China and Japan (powdered tea origin: China; modern style: Japan — shade-grown, vibrant green, umami-rich)
- Tea.Tea_names
- 抹茶,"fine powder tea"
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- Japanese stone-ground powder green tea
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- Regional names
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- "Matcha" in kanji
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- 末茶抹茶
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- mǒchá
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- Japanese name
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- 抹茶
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- food powder
- Country of origin
- China
- Image
- Matcha Scoop.jpg
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- Commons category
- Matcha
- native label
- 抹茶
- different from
- konacha
- color
- green
- natural product of taxon
- Camellia sinensis
Sources (3)
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Article · 中文
抹茶（日语：抹茶／まっちゃ matcha）是一種除去水份後的粉末狀茶品，通常為沖泡熱水後飲用，也常用於製作糕點及甜點。 中文传统正写为“末茶”，其中“末”是“粉末”、“碎末”的意思，是一种起源于中国隋朝的茶，近年受日本影响又叫做抹茶。 较为常见的抹茶品类一般为绿茶，并且茶叶在采摘前需要覆盖三周，以产生更多茶氨酸和咖啡因；而采摘后需要蒸青，使颜色更加翠绿。粉碎过程则用天然石磨最佳。如此使得最后由抹茶制成的茶汤几乎没有苦涩味道，而回味甘甜。
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