One: picking season

Take the famous green tea as an example, the quality of tea picked before Tomb-Sweeping Day is the best. However, the picking of matcha will be postponed until May, in order to prolong the growth period of tea and reduce the bitter tea polyphenols in tea. Therefore, the biggest difference between finished matcha and green tea is that they are basically bitter.

Japanese matcha

Second: scaffolding and netting

In the process of growth, it is necessary to build sheds and black nets in the tea garden to filter the ultraviolet rays in the sun. In this way, tea can synthesize more chlorophyll and amino acids during its growth. Due to the high chlorophyll content, the authentic finished matcha is emerald green, while the ordinary brewed green tea is somewhat yellow.

Green tea powder

Three: the difference between manufacturing technology and processing technology

Matcha is hand-steamed green tea, and green tea powder is mechanically ground and fried green tea. Therefore, the particles of matcha powder are finer, while the particles of green tea powder are relatively thicker. Because matcha needs manual stone grinding, it consumes a lot of manpower and costs a lot. Ordinary matcha in the market, the price is relatively low, in fact, it is all green tea powder.

Japanese tea ceremony

Four: Smell

Because picking is postponed to May, the growth cycle is longer, so it contains more amino acids. Authentic matcha smells like seaweed, which is relatively fresh, and green tea powder smells like ordinary tea.

Matchapao

Five: bubbles

Matcha is often brewed, just like the matcha road in Japan. Compared with green tea powder, matcha has fine particles, rich foam and bright color. On the other hand, green tea powder has much larger particles and little foam.