Instant and fresh, two words that sound great when it comes to tea

by Shayna Glick (Subscribe to Shayna Glick's posts)
Posted Apr 4th 2008 10:01AM
Filed under: Teas, Business, Asia, Trends, On the Blogs

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Bottles of instant macha tea from Japan.

There is a new product out in Japan that I would love to get a hold of. It's an instant, fresh matcha tea, two words that usually aren't paired together when talking about tea, especially the bottled kind. The unique bottle design allows the tea to be both.

The design makes it so that when you twist the air tight cap a portion of matcha tea is released into mineral water. All you have to do is shake it up. Matcha is a traditional Kyoto (Japan) green tea that is very green and is usually the go-to flavoring for anything "green tea". It's made from leaves that have been covered so that it grows more slowly, which makes it a little sweeter.

As a big fan of tea, I would really like to be able to try an instant, fresh matcha tea. Does anyone know if this is available in the US?

[Via Trends in Japan]

Tags: fresh, green tea, GreenTea, instant, Japan, matcha

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4-04-2008 @ 12:24PM

Mike S said...

This is all well and good, but - any chance of getting a black tea that works this way? Green tea ain't my thing.

4-04-2008 @ 1:45PM

Melissa said...

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Starbucks uses matcha for their green tea drinks - not the hot tea where you get a tea bag but the green tea latte and frapps.

The taste is different from regular green tea, a little earthier - my husband says they taste a little like grass (like your lawn grass, not the other kind) and I would have to agree.

4-04-2008 @ 11:52PM

ShortWoman said...

Try a local Asian grocer -- the bigger the better! I seem to recall having seen it at Pal-Do (big Korean stores near Seattle) and I can't imagine it not being at Ranch 99. Don't be afraid to ask for help finding it; they are used to confused non-Asians.

4-10-2008 @ 9:45AM

Josh said...

While not built into the bottle, Rishi sells tea powders in little packets to add to bottles. The Genmai green tea powder is very good as well.

http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/home.php?cat=27

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