I found this matcha at the Bi-Rite supermarket in San Francisco. Usually I get my matcha in Japantown, but I figured I would give this a whirl. The price was reasonable – approximately $18.99 for 3 oz.
I would say this is much more a food grade matcha than a ceremonial matcha, which is fine because I mostly will use it in smoothies and lattes. I did want to try it plain at least once, however. It isn’t bad plain, it has a strong seaweed and grassy flavor. I should really get some ceremonial grade matcha for drinking plain.
My favorite part of matcha is just the preparation, here’s my matcha bowl which was whipped with the standard type chasen:
Preparation
165 °F / 73 °C
0 min, 15 sec
Lovely matcha bowl!
Thanks! It came from Japantown
I still don’t think I’ve ever drank plain matcha…
@kIttena, you should try it someday :)