MATCHA Green Tea Powder Organic, Stoneground

Matcha Kit • EDEN Matcha, 30 grams• Whisk, Bowl, & Spoon are handmade• Interesting DVD

Matcha – a Potent Tonic Delight, Purify, & Energize

EDEN Matcha - ceremonial grade, green tea powder

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6 – 1 oz. /30 gram can

Matcha - a euphoric, delightful tonic. First known mention of it is in 1053 AD Chinese texts referencing matcha and its bamboo whisk. In 1197 the monk Eisai Myoan carried matcha to Japan. Only whole leaf green tea was used there prior. Powdered green tea, whisk, and matcha bowl are central to the Japanese tea ceremony. It remains a national cultural treasure there and is in the ‘Way of Tea’.

All true teas stem from the plant Camellia sinensis. It becomes green, black, or other varieties solely in how the leaves are handled and cured.

In early spring a reed net canopy is set above select bushes to protect them from strong sun. These most tender, delicate leaves are hand harvested in early May and immediately steamed. Steaming prevents oxidation (a.k.a. fermentation) and disperses chlorophyll throughout the leaves preserving their beautiful green. This protects the antioxidants. They are cooled and slow dried. Stems and leaf veins are hand removed. Hand harvesting, steaming, drying, and proper handling produces the purest, best tasting, and most healthful leaf. It also allows a more properly powdered matcha. To best protect flavor and efficacious components, the leaves are stoneground to a powder on small 14 inch granite, horizontal, slow turning stone sets that take one hour to make 30 grams of matcha, the equivalent of one can of EDEN Matcha.

The tea ceremony has been an unnecessary barrier to American discovery and enjoyment of matcha’s benefits. The Matcha Tea Kit has everything needed to quickly prepare matcha and experience the uplift and mental clarity. It includes a matcha bowl, matcha scoop, and an eighty-bristle matcha whisk. All are handmade. The whisk and spoon are untreated bamboo and the bowl is pottery. A twelve minute DVD shows matcha preparation, history, and health benefits, together with printed picture and details on how to use and care for the utensils.

EDEN Matcha is a rare, ceremonial grade with smooth taste in a 30 gram can.

EDEN Matcha is free of commercial green tea toxins. Commercial teas are foolishly sprayed with 15 chemicals two or three times a year. There are alarming levels of pesticides in commercial green tea. EDEN Matcha is from a decades- organic co-op that works with nature producing purity.

Modern study confirms the health benefits of matcha. Research points to green tea’s antioxidant polyphenols for potent beneficial properties. Epigallocatechin gallate

(EGCG) is the most prominent, with tannins and flavonoids they are collectively called ‘catechins.’ These account for 40% of green tea’s dry weight. The University of Kansas found green tea antioxidant levels to be 100 times more effective than vitamin C, and 25 times greater than vitamin E.

Matcha’s amino acid L-theanine has the paradoxical effect of simultaneously causing relaxation and alertness. The mellow caffeine in matcha, half of coffee’s, is in a bound form not as accessible to the body as caffeine in black tea and coffee. The caffeine activates

green tea’s tannins that act to counter-balance and substantially smooth how we experience it.

Matcha is more than physically beneficial. For centuries monks have used green tea and matcha to enhance study and meditation, increasing energy, calmness, and concentration. It strengthens mental function and focus.Matcha Tea is ideal for calming us by reducing stress.

High quality matcha is prized for its mildly sweet, rich full flavor. Matcha is prepared and served moderately hot. During summer it is sometimes served with ice and a slice of citrus. The citric acid appreciably enhances uptake of anti-oxidants. Matcha's taste goes well with most foods and is widely used in confections, pastas, and grain preparations. Experiment. It is beneficial no matter how you take it.

Matcha is concentrated green tea. Unlike leaf tea that is steeped and discarded, matcha is completely consumed after whisking. Matcha purifies and energizes body, mind, and spirit.

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Matcha Green Tea Powder Organic, Stoneground

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