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Japanese matcha, Seihou (Ceremonial)

250,00 kr.930,00 kr.

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Specification:

  • Origins : Fukuoka, Yame, Japan ( single estate )
  • Harvested: May 2024
  • Flavour notes: peas, rich umami
  • Quality of service No 6 out of 6. Top class ceremonial grade.

Seihou is processed from the finest and smallest tea leaves. This tea is the most elegant and exclusive of all the teas. The flavour spectrum is mostly green, such as grass, seaweed and spinach, with a mild taste of almonds. An original matcha from Japan. This matcha is produced in very limited quantities and we receive few tins, so this matcha will often be sold out.

This matcha is soft and round in flavour. Matcha Seihou is the finest quality and therefore suitable for making "thick" tea, also called "koicha", i.e. a highly concentrated matcha that uses twice as much tea (6 grams) and half as much water (0.8 dl.) as in a regular matcha called "usucha" which means "thin" tea.

The tea is from Hoshino Seichaen, a family-run business founded in 1946 and still run today by the Yamaguchi brothers, who have spent the last 10 years training the next generation to take over in the near future.

Hoshino Seichaen is a well-known and highly recognised tea producer in Japan. Based in Yame, Fukuoka, they win awards every year for their teas.

Ingredients: Green tea. Store in a dry and cool place.

 

Description

Preparation of Japanese matcha Seihou

When preparing matcha Seihou, you can use the following equipment, of which the whisk is the most important.

Whisk - Chasen + Bamboo spoon - Chasaku + Matcha bowl - Chawan + Si

  1. Preheat the bowl with a little warm water and wipe it dry.
  2. Take 3-4 measures of small top (6 grams) with the spoon and strain the tea into the matcha bowl.
  3. Add 0.8 dl. 80 degree water to the bowl and whisk for 30 seconds. The tea will not be frothy as in a "thin" tea, as this is thicker (like drinking yoghurt).

Finally, you can slowly move the whisk back and forth to close the small air holes in the foam. Serve a small sweet cake or some dried fruit with the tea. In Japan, there is an impressive range of matcha tea sweets. These are often made from sweetened bean paste or sweetened rice.

 

Description of Japanese matcha Seihou

Japanese matcha Seihou consists of the finest leaves from the first harvest of the year. The bushes have been covered with bamboo mats so that the leaves are not exposed to direct sunlight. This process helps the leaves to have a more concentrated chlorophyll content that gives them their green colour, but the leaves also develop a finer aroma.

The dry leaves are ground in a stone mill to a very fine powder.

 

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Preparation of Japanese matcha Seihou

When preparing matcha Seihou, you can use the following equipment, of which the whisk is the most important.

Whisk - Chasen + Bamboo spoon - Chasaku + Matcha bowl - Chawan + Si

  1. Preheat the bowl with a little warm water and wipe it dry.
  2. Take 3-4 measures of small top (6 grams) with the spoon and strain the tea into the matcha bowl.
  3. Add 0.8 dl. 80 degree water to the bowl and whisk for 30 seconds. The tea will not be frothy as in a "thin" tea, as this is thicker (like drinking yoghurt).

Finally, you can slowly move the whisk back and forth to close the small air holes in the foam. Serve a small sweet cake or some dried fruit with the tea. In Japan, there is an impressive range of matcha tea sweets. These are often made from sweetened bean paste or sweetened rice.

 

Description of Japanese matcha Seihou

Japanese matcha Seihou consists of the finest leaves from the first harvest of the year. The bushes have been covered with bamboo mats so that the leaves are not exposed to direct sunlight. This process helps the leaves to have a more concentrated chlorophyll content that gives them their green colour, but the leaves also develop a finer aroma.

The dry leaves are ground in a stone mill to a very fine powder.