MATCHA (GREEN TEA) | NONALCOHOLIC

Matcha is actually a type of ryokucha. Ryokucha is green tea and there are many different types of it such as matcha. Matcha is just the leaves of the ryokucha that are powdered after a certain process. In fact matcha is usually common only in green tea ceremonies. However, there are many flavored green tea stuff like green tea ice cream, green tea kit kats and so on. Here is a break down of different types of green tea in Japan:

Ryokucha types(Green tea): Regular green tea from the tea plant.

Matcha: Uses tea leaves that have been shaded from sunlight, dried and then powdered down. 

Sencha: The most common form of ryokucha where only the leave are harvested from the tea plant. The leaves are in the shape of a needle.

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