{"title":"Japanese Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese tea for home, from matcha powder to instant tea latte sticks; for matcha in sweets, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/matcha\"\u003eJapanese Matcha Snacks\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ujinotsuyu-hagoromo-matcha-powder","title":"Ujinotsuyu Hagoromo Matcha Powder Culinary Grade 40g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 40 g tin of everyday Japanese matcha powder made for lattes and baking, not for drinking plain. Whisked with water alone it is bitter and grassy. Buy it if you want matcha to mix into drinks and bakes; if you want a smooth matcha to sip on its own, this is the wrong tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e宇治抹茶 羽衣 on the front of the tin, with MATCHA HAGOROMO in English: Hagoromo (ha-go-ro-mo) is the name of this grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhich grade\u003c\/strong\u003e: culinary, the grade made for mixing. You may see this tin sold elsewhere as ceremonial grade, the grade made for drinking whisked with water alone; it is not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNothing added\u003c\/strong\u003e: it is pure powdered green tea, not a latte mix, so there is no sugar or milk powder in it. You sweeten it yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou need a sieve\u003c\/strong\u003e: the powder clumps, and unsifted it makes a gritty latte. A fine kitchen sieve or tea strainer does the job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow far a tin goes\u003c\/strong\u003e: a latte takes 2–3 g, so 40 g makes about 13 to 20 lattes, or a few lattes and one batch of cookies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ujinotsuyu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67562122707170,"sku":"SH-TEA-0001","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/ujinotsuyu-hagoromo-matcha-tin-front.webp?v=1790847732"},{"product_id":"tsuboichi-takumi-rikyu-uji-matcha-powder","title":"Tsuboichi Uji Matcha Powder Takumi Rikyu 30g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 30 g tin of plain Japanese matcha powder you can whisk into a bowl of tea, stir into a latte or bake with. It is soft rather than sharply bitter, and its aroma is faint. Buy it for everyday matcha at home; if you want the strong fragrance of a top tea-ceremony matcha, this is the wrong tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe front of the tin says 抹茶 (matcha) and 匠利休 (Takumi Rikyu, said ta-koo-mee ree-kyoo, the name of this matcha), with Uji Matcha in English: Uji is a tea-growing city in Kyoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhich grade\u003c\/strong\u003e: made for both whisking as tea and baking, and the tea house's supermarket matcha, priced below its own shop tins. You may see it sold elsewhere as ceremonial grade, the top grade made for drinking with water alone, but the tea house that makes it does not call it that.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNothing added\u003c\/strong\u003e: it is pure powdered green tea, not a latte mix, so there is no sugar or milk powder in it. You sweeten it yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou need a sieve\u003c\/strong\u003e: matcha clumps, and whisking does not break the lumps. Push it through a fine kitchen sieve or tea strainer first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow far a tin goes\u003c\/strong\u003e: a bowl of tea takes about 2 g and a latte about 2.5 g, so 30 g makes around 15 bowls or 12 lattes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsuboichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67562467754210,"sku":"SH-TEA-0003","price":14.98,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/tsuboichi-takumi-rikyu-matcha-tin-front.webp?v=1790848017"},{"product_id":"starbucks-matcha-latte-premium-mix","title":"Starbucks Matcha Latte Premium Mix Sticks 4 x 24g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sweetened matcha latte powder in four single-cup sticks, made in Japan and sold by Nestlé Japan under the Starbucks name, that you stir into hot water. It tastes of strong matcha with plenty of milk. Buy it if you want a quick matcha latte at home; if you want plain matcha powder to whisk yourself, this is the wrong product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 抹茶 ラテ (matcha rah-teh), under STARBUCKS PREMIUM MIXES.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar and milk powder are already in the stick, so you add only water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with water just off the boil it turns lumpy; let the water cool a little and the top foams as it does on the box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople are divided on the sweetness: some find it a little too sweet, others less sweet than other matcha sticks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a Japanese supermarket product sold by Nestlé Japan under licence from Starbucks, not a drink from a Starbucks café and not the VIA instant sticks sold in Starbucks stores.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk. 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