Which kind of matcha powder is good

The main raw material of matcha is tea leaves. After processing, tea leaves are made into fine tea powder, which is what we often call matcha. Matcha is now used in many foods. Of course, baking enthusiasts have a special liking for matcha. A big reason for the popularity of matcha is also driven by baking enthusiasts. As matcha becomes more and more popular, the types of matcha are constantly increasing. When people buy them, they don’t know which type of matcha is better.

1. Color

Matcha is processed using traditional techniques at low temperatures, which can well preserve the active ingredients in the tea. Therefore, the color is darker, generally dark green; while green tea powder is processed by direct crushing method, and most of it is grass green.

2. Fineness

Compared with green tea powder, matcha has finer particles; on the contrary, green tea powder has coarser particles.

3. Aroma

Matcha has a light and elegant fragrance, with a hint of seaweed and the aroma of rice dumpling leaves, while green tea powder has a mixed and impure fragrance, lacking in fragrance and having a light grass scent.

4. Taste

Matcha powder tastes fresh and fragrant, while green tea powder has a slightly astringent taste.

How to eat matcha powder

1. First of all, the simplest one is Matcha fried ice, which is my favorite. In summer, take out the ice cubes from the refrigerator, add appropriate amount of Matcha powder and rock sugar, put them into a food processor and crush and mix them, and you will get a cup of Matcha fried ice that can cool you down and quench your thirst!

2. Then the matcha ice cream ball. In the above step, after breaking the smoothie, there will be water in the cup. Add an ice cream ball and mix the flavor yourself, and the matcha ice cream ball will come out.

3. There is also matcha coffee. First, make a cup of original coffee. Use a blender to foam the milk and then pour it into the coffee. Then, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of matcha powder. You can also use chopsticks to gently draw your favorite pattern!

4. Then there is the matcha cake that everyone often eats. I will not go into details about how to make the cake. I will mainly tell you the secret: the matcha should be mixed with dry flour first, and then introduced into the beaten egg yolks. You can also beat the egg yolks first, and then add the matcha powder and mix well. Never add it after mixing the cake batter. It's not easy to mix at that time.

5. I will teach you how to make a home-cooked snack - Matcha buns. Add matcha powder, flour, yeast, sugar and water to knead the dough. After kneading the dough, let it ferment for 15-30 minutes (it depends on the season, fermentation will be faster in hot weather). Then take it out, knead the dough, cut it into pieces, and steam it.