Matcha: Difference between revisions

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 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 ==