Ujinotsuyu Matcha Hagoromo - 2x 1.41 Oz (2x40 G) - All Natural Green Tea Powder - Twin Pack

by PierMall Teas

Product Features

• Enjoy this 100% natural green tea powder! Mix with green tea for healthier and greener cup of tea
• Delicious green tea powder is full of green tea benefit. Aids in Weight Loss
• Add 2g of matcha powder to 50ml of hot water (160F), stir and enjoy
• It can be used for baking as well - add the delicate flavor of green tea to your cooking

Product Description

Kyoto has been holding the reputation as the birthplace of high quality of tea. The plant is flourishing especially in Uji, which is located on the south in Kyoto, for the reasons: "Rich nature and environment suited to the cultivation" and " Tradition rooted on this area ". Ujinotsuyuseicha Co., Ltd. is an Uji-based manufacture, having the aim at spreading our tradition through tea to all over the world. Matcha has many health benefits. The polyphenols in green tea help to protect against cancer and lower the risk of heart disease by helping to lower cholesterol and improve lipid metabolism. Green tea has also been shown to have antibacterial properties.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 2 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FNJ5JO
• UPC: 692991701976 753182260464
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,206 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Matcha in this price range!, January 9, 2007

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Zoe Paris (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ujinotsuyu Matcha Hagoromo - 2x 1.41 Oz (2x40 G) - All Natural Green Tea Powder - Twin Pack (Misc.)

This is a good matcha for the price. The best matcha can be much more expensive but well worth it, espcially if you happen to study the Japanese tea ceremony or you are a tea connoseur. If you do get this type of tea, it is wise to buy a proper bamboo wisk and sift it first, otherwise it can get lumpy. Making matcha the traditional way is well worth the effort and there is a LOT to learn about it. Some say to master the tea ceremony can take years.

As far as the health benefits go, there is a lot of talk about green tea being good for you and I must say, I feel really good now that I am drinking it 1-3 days per week and I have even lost a few pounds. Matcha does have caffine and if I have more than two or three bowls I will definately feel it. It's probably a wise idea to not drink too much matcha before bed! Green and black tea both have caffine for the most part. Different teas have different amounts of caffine. It's a good idea to read labels carefully and do your research if you are sensitive to caffine or must avoid it. The type of caffine in a beverage also has a lot to do with how people respond to it. Caffine also has a different effect on everyone depending on your body. Some people get jittery, others don't and the more caffine you consume the less you will tend to feel the effects of it. I tend to feel jittery with coffee or soda but not with tea.

Matcha is also great for smoothies, baking, ice cream and much, much more. Another note; Fresh matcha is a very bright green color, old matcha gets a darker pine-gray color to it and can taste bitter or ashy with a clumpy consistancy. Always note the date on the can. To avoid stale green tea, I reccommend storing it in an airtight bag and keeping it in the fridge. Stale tea isn't noticable when you put it in a smoothie or cake but if you make a hot beverage you will notice a big difference in the quality.

Matcha is generally served with sweets and is good paired with fruity or vanilla desserts but it tends to clash with chocolate. Of course mochi (sweet rice cakes) go very well with matcha and are the traditional choice but unless you live near an Asian market, or you're a good cook, they can be hard to come by and have a short shelf life. The frozen Mochi ice cream nuggets are a good option too and sold in a lot of grocery stores.

I reccommend this tea if you are new to drinking matcha. If you love it, it's the tastiest matcha in it's price range and if you hate it, at least you didn't waste too much cash. If you are taking tea lessons it's a good 'practice' tea and won't break your pocketbook, especially when you find out the price of tea bowls, fukusa, natsume, furo and the other utensils used in a tea ceremony!

Regardless if you study Chado or if you are a casual tea drinker, I encourage all tea lovers to try matcha. The methods of making and preparing matcha are over 800 years old and when you taste it, you certainly understand why it's never gone out of style!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The REAL skinny on Caffeine in Green Tea, January 5, 2007

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Chkm8k2 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ujinotsuyu Matcha Hagoromo - 2x 1.41 Oz (2x40 G) - All Natural Green Tea Powder - Twin Pack (Misc.)

Two other reviewers have already spoken. The most recent one attempting to undermine what the first reviewer had said. Actually, the first reviewer DOES know what he is talking about. Green tea DOES contain caffeine. This from an expert source:

Caffeine

Although black tea is thought to have the highest caffeine content of all tea, this is actually untrue. Green tea has more caffeine. However it must be understood that because of other compounds, the caffeine in green tea functions in a special and balancing way. The caffeine in green tea is surrounding by tannic acid compounds, which inhibit it from surging all at once into our bloodstream. In a sense, the caffeine in green tea is time-released into our bloodstream. This time-release effect makes the stimulation gentle and quite pleasant. It also allows us to feel the effects of green tea for an extended period of time, and outlasts the effects experienced by our friends, who are drinking coffee or cola. The effect of green tea makes us free of agitation and nervousness, and its blissful stimulation feels good to the senses.

Enough said.........enjoy your tea.............

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Matcha, But There Is Better Out There, June 13, 2007

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Mike Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ujinotsuyu Matcha Hagoromo - 2x 1.41 Oz (2x40 G) - All Natural Green Tea Powder - Twin Pack (Misc.)

I noticed a difference between the quality of this matcha and a much more expensive variety. I am currently a matcha neophyte but I noticed that the expensive matcha tasted significantly better, seemed more fresh, and had a better brighter color. I use one heaping teaspoon per pint of hot water, and unfortunately with the more expensive variety it costs over five dollars per pint of matcha tea when you use this much. Even so, if you can afford it, seek out the finer grades of matcha straight from Uji Japan. The Uji region is famous for their fine Gyokuro tea and superior grades of matcha. If you don't have that kind of money, this matcha could suffice, but try to get the Uji-based premium matchas, especially for special occasions. This matcha is listed as being from Uji, but it isn't as good as the more expensive varieties from the same area.