Grinding the Green Leaf into a fine powder
There is ground tea and then there is milled tea. There is a difference. Actually, there are various grades (particle sizes) of tea powder. I bought a cheap one called "fen cha" 粉茶 which means "powdered tea" - but it's coarse as hell. I could make a finer grade of tea powder using a small stone mortar. Then there is machine ground tea powder - which might look fine, but is actually too coarse and unsuitable as matcha. You could make such a tea powder using a blender or coffee mill at home.
But to really get tea powder down to the fine grade for matcha, you need a heavy stone mill. I say heavy because even a portable, light mill won't produce a satisfactory result. |
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Grinding the Green Leaf into a fine powder
On 2014-05-12 08:28:28 +0000, P Jameson said:
> Here people are offering Sencha leaves that are ground into a fine powder: > > http://www.shinzo.co.uk/Selection.html > > The idea is that the whole of the leaf is consumed and hence none of > the goodness is is wasted, since we normally just throw away the used > leaves. > > Has anyone tried such a 'powdered' leaf tea, and does it taste > substantially different from just brewing the leaves in the normal way? > Thanks. I have purchased ground sencha on several occasions. Frankly I find it difficult to believe that many people could tell which tea is more expensive in a blind test. This is precisely what I have done, and while I could detect a flavor difference I found both the high-grade matcha and the bulk organic ground sencha to be good. I keep the ground sencha now, and use it on road trips when brewing tea is not practical. It has replaced any need to purchase coffee, energy drinks, and such nonsense. I have to admit to using Lipton cold-brew tea bags as well, which are fairly insipid but decently refreshing especially on hot days. |
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