Introduction of Japanese matcha
Many friends who have been to Japan think Japanese matcha is delicious, and it is really widely used in Japan. In addition to direct drinking, it is also widely used in food, health care products, cosmetics and other industries. Let's take a look at Japanese matcha culture and matcha past lives!
In fact, Matcha (called Duancha in ancient China) originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in China. After the young leaves of spring tea are steamed, they are made into cake tea (group tea) for preservation. Put it on the fire before eating, then dry it and grind it into powder with a natural stone mill.
Since ancient times, literati have left a lot of poems chanting matcha. Yun Lan attracts wind and blows constantly, and white flowers float to coagulate the surface? Lu Tong, a poet in Tang Dynasty, was full of praise for matcha.
However, in Japan, people make and use matcha to the extreme!
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Han nationality gradually introduced matcha into Japan, which was deeply loved by the Japanese. What is the reason why Japanese people like matcha so much? Want to eat all the loose tea with tea? This form. However, China's top Songbeiyuan matcha production technology was not introduced to Japan, but the planting and picking technology was introduced and improved. Tea trees should not avoid light for more than half a month before picking tea, so that matcha (green tea powder compared with the ancient method) tastes better and has no bitterness.
In Japan, good matcha raw materials are all taken from the Uji area. Marked? Uji? Is a symbol of pure tea blood, just like our Longjing tea in China, with? West Lake? I feel that tea is more upscale.
Many friends can often eat matcha in China, so they think matcha is a very cheap ingredient. In fact, the high-grade matcha in Japan is very expensive, and the tea used for matcha is green tea specially cultivated in Uji area. Before picking, it should go through the processes of shading and covering, steam deactivation after picking, oven drying, cutting and crushing. The last and most important step before becoming matcha is the fine grinding of natural stone mill. Natural stone mill itself is very rare and grinds slowly, so the output is very low and it is really slow work. It is said that a stone mill can only produce 40 grams per hour, so it is very expensive.
The following are the most worthwhile matcha dessert shops in Japan:
Matcha Italy ice cream
Time-honored tea shop? Shoushou Xiyuan? Matcha Italian ice cream here has a history of 150 years. You can choose 7 matcha colors from 1 to No.7? Number 7? It is said that its taste is the strongest in the world, and you can enjoy the best matcha with special tea.
Address: No.3-4-3 Asakusa, Taitung District, Tokyo
Mo ka feng Tang mantou
? Does the tea maker identify the tea rings? Is it an old tea shop in Hiroshima that has been open for 50 years? Chahe Garden? Created a brand of matcha dessert. Lovely matcha? Maple leaf steamed bread? This is a famous cake in Hiroshima. Generally, bean paste stuffing is put into Castella dough in the shape of maple leaf, while maple leaf tea circle steamed bread is made of red bean stuffing and beans, and matcha is added into Castella dough to form matcha color. Matcha maple leaf steamed bread? .
Address: 2-3-3, Wu Zhi Town, Central District, Hiroshima
Matcha Dafu
Shizuoka Prefecture is the main producing area of matcha in Japan. Yazheng 'an (Shizuoka City) Matcha Flavor Cream Dafu? Jufu? It is made of Dafu's elastic glutinous rice skin, carefully wrapped with bean paste and matcha cream. Matcha paste made of high-quality tea planted by farmers in Shizuoka County has pleasant aroma and rich taste.
Address: No.7 Chiyoda, Kwai District, Shizuoka Prefecture 1-47.
Matcha pudding
Ito Guimen, from Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, has a history of more than 300 years and is famous for its well-made Japanese tea. Matcha jiaozi, Matcha Lamian Noodles and Fried Tea are all famous.
Ito Guimen's original matcha pudding added a lot of graphite ground matcha powder. The smooth taste and mild matcha fragrance form a perfect combination, and it is recommended to eat with matcha as a snack.
Address: Yuji 19-3, Kyoto Prefecture.
Moka Baihui
Yuji matcha franchise store in Kyoto? Lili? 1860 start a business. Chaliaodu Road? This is a cafe run by a shop. Here, you can taste a kind of matcha white ash, which uses a lot of carefully selected Uji tea planted in the southern mountainous area of Kyoto Prefecture. Where can you get it? Matcha honey? Or? Black honey? Choose a favorite honey juice and cover it on Matcha Baihui to taste.
Address: 2nd and 3rd floors of Tanyuan Cooked Food Headquarters, No.573-3, South of Tanyuan Town, Sitiaotong, Dongshan District, Kyoto City.
The above is a detailed introduction of Japanese cuisine matcha, hoping to help you.