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'''Matcha''' (抹茶) is a powder green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony. But nowadays matcha is also used as a fancy drink or to flavour foods such as mochi and soba noodles, shakes or ice cream. Matcha is made of tencha, a shaded tea similar to [[gyokuro]]. | '''Matcha''' (抹茶) is a powder green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony. But nowadays matcha is also used as a fancy drink or to flavour foods such as mochi and soba noodles, shakes or ice cream. Matcha is made of tencha, a shaded tea similar to [[gyokuro]]. | ||
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Sen no Rikyu (千利休) perfected the Japanese tea ceremony known as chanoyu (茶の湯). | Sen no Rikyu (千利休) perfected the Japanese tea ceremony known as chanoyu (茶の湯). | ||
==Basic matcha teaware== | |||
The equipment required for the making of matcha are: | |||
*Tea bowl (茶碗, ''[[chawan]]'') | |||
:large enough to whisk the matcha | |||
*Tea whisk (茶筅, ''[[chasen]]'') | |||
: a bamboo whisk with fine bristles to whisk or whip the tea foam | |||
*Tea spoon (茶杓, ''[[chashaku]]'') | |||
: (also called tea scoop) a bamboo spoon to measure the powder tea into the tea bowl. Not the same as a Western teaspoon. | |||
*Tea caddy (棗, ''[[natsume]]'') | |||
: container for the matcha powder tea | |||
*Tea cloth (茶巾, ''chakin'') | |||
: small cotton cloth for cleaning tea ware during the tea ceremony | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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