It has probably not escaped your attention that matcha is available in more and more places. This striking green drink arouses curiosity, but its taste is often described as grassy. Why is it suddenly so incredibly popular?
First of all: what exactly is matcha?
Matcha is a green tea from Japan, made from steamed and dried tea leaves. The green, ground powder is whisked with water and can be drunk neat, but also with milk.
Unlike green tea, where you drink the broth of tea leaves, with matcha you actually drink the leaves. That’s why it has such a strong taste.
The taste is quite difficult to describe, but is often described as: bitter, grass, seaweed, spinach… The aftertaste is sweet and tastes like cocoa. If you want to try it, you better go for a matcha latte. The pure, strong taste of matcha is softened and tastes wonderfully sweet.
Why is it so popular?
Matcha has many healthy benefits and is a healthier alternative to coffee. It is the healthiest type of tea available. Matcha contains caffeine, and unlike coffee, it provides a long-lasting and calm energy boost, without the disadvantages such as heart palpitations and nervousness.
This makes it perfect to drink daily and can give you a boost while studying or at work. Drinking matcha makes you sharper, more energetic and also boosts your metabolism. That’s a bonus.
Other benefits that this drink brings are: relieving bloating, helping with stress, hydrating dry skin. It all sounds too good to be true, but for those who don’t know this yet, it is definitely worth a try.
