If You Don’t Like Matcha, Watch This Video

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[mossybiscuit]

matcha and strawberry is an unbeatable combo. I work in a coffee shop and love coffee, but an iced matcha latte with oat milk and strawberry is just absolutely unmatched

[NiGHTSaturn]

Matcha rules. Matcha desserts are heaven. I should get an iced matcha drink right now.

[TangentGear]

The strawberry drink is so pretty but no one tells you that when you mix it, it's going to turn the color of wet concrete. And it will be DELICIOUS.

[marbitsy]

I'm Japanese-American and grew up taking classes on how to prepare matcha in super traditional ways (like details on how to walk around the room and sit etc) but love how I can get casual and experimental versions in cafes. One thing I would add is that drinking from the matcha bowl instead of moving it to a cup is also a nice change from a typical cup (and traditional)... matcha bowl pottery has it's own rich art history!

[thestorykeeper]

My #1 tip for people who don't think they like matcha is to try a different brand of matcha. Don't let matcha purists gatekeep you into thinking what's "real" matcha and what's not. Drink what you like. My local tea shop makes a "fancy" ceremonial grade matcha and I hate it. I like Adagio and 3 Leaf Tea matcha because they are smooth and not bitter at all.

[rinne_moo]

One thing about having traditional matcha is that usually during tea service you will be first served some wagashi (Japanese sweets). You are supposed to eat this first. Your mouth will be filled with the sweet taste from the wagashi. Then you are served fresh the matcha tea which you drink after (in about three sips) and it balances out the bitterness since you just enjoyed the nice sweets beforehand. 👍

[BrainStewification]

Yuzu is the Japanese word for the fruit and it is very popular in Japan though it has been cultivated in most of East Asia for a long time.
Also a lot of Matcha you will find in less tea-focused shops is grown in China. If you really want the best Matcha for drinking, look for Matcha grown in Japan that is a recent harvest, and shade-grown. This will be the best matcha for drinking on it's own!

[gracewhackle-cuow]

One of my favorite matcha drinks is matcha with pandan caramel! It may sound like a bit of an odd combination, but it’s a truly delightful drink. Pandan is a Southeast asian plant that’s a bit like vanilla but with more coconut flavour that works really well in a caramel.

[farrahfox]

A lot of people don’t like matcha because they’ve only had matcha from Starbucks & haven’t had good quality matcha! Ceremonial grade matcha, vanilla syrup as your sweetener and whatever milk you like is all you need!

[stephaniethesoprano]

I'm always a matcha with vanilla syrup kind of gal, BUT one of the BEST matcha drinks I've had was at a cafe I used to work at. It was matcha, white chocolate sauce, and cinnamon. So simple, yet so absolutely delicious!

[DrewArdner]

I remember going to a local coffee shop and getting a matcha late from there. I like matcha. For a while I was making myself a serving every day, sometimes twice. It’s so good and good for you. But what stood out to me ordering this late was a comment one of the baristas made that I overheard. “I don’t like matcha, cause it tastes like grass.” That stunned me a bit. The only time I’ve ever had a bad cup of matcha is when I messed up making it the first time I tried. Good matcha shouldn’t be super grassy like that. But I chalked it up to personal taste. When I drank my late however, I understood why they would think this. The water used to make the matcha was way too hot, and they scorched it. It was nothing but bitter burnt taste, even with the milk mixed in. If this is what their experience with matcha was, I get why they don’t like it, but I’m sad for them because they haven’t had a good cup yet to really understand. Needless to say I’m never ordering another matcha late from there again.

[emilykraus]

I'm a former barista and my go-to shift drink was always an iced blackberry matcha latte with oat milk! I actually prefer it over strawberry. I'd add a lil splash of our house made vanilla syrup if I was feeling fancy:)

[stevenwood]

Glad to see a video from you about matcha! Wanted to add as a someone who has studied tea for the past few years I would like to add cultivar and terroir is vital to the taste of the matcha, and tea in general. Just like with coffee and terroir matcha from Yame will taste so vastly different from one made in Uji. And ones made from Saemidori cultivar will be super different form Uji-Hikari. Saemidori tends to be more deep, grassy, sometimes nutty notes like sesame . While Uji-Hikari is floral and creamy, light and bright like a field of violet flowers and creamy almond milk. Highly would recommend both these cultivars as well as gokou and okumidori as ones to start with!

A philosophy I have with tea is if you don’t like a certain type, you might not like that specific one from that producer! Always try others before deciding you don’t like it since you will usually be surprised and find a new favorite!

Also drinking good good matcha while snacking on fresh figs is one of the best pairings I’ve found highly would recommend!

[hillarycarrigan]

Strawberry Syrup 🍓


* 200 grams chopped strawberries
* 200 grams cane sugar
* 10 grams lemon juice
* 10 grams freeze-dried strawberries (optional, but gives it punch)
* 100 grams water

Blend well. Strain through a sieve, then strain again through cheesecloth to remove all “particulates.”

(Note from me… I’ve made this only straining twice without cheesecloth: wasn’t so bad! Also? Mix some with flavored seltzer - Limoncello LaCroix - and it’s phenomenal. Also? Morgan, thank you so much for this!)

[Izzy-cpyt]

One of my favorite ways to drink matcha in the colder months is to mix some matcha powder with a white chocolate hot chocolate mix. It's very rich, but the matcha cuts the sweetness a bit, and it's so decadent 😋

[ceciiMcShamus]

I literally just drank nearly the same stawberry matcha drink but the place i went was a boba place and instead of oatmilk they used a thick in-house recipe horchata. It was to die for. I also added boba to it. Loved it. The place is called Lilikoi and its in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.

[beccayant]

I love this! I recently came around to matcha and, granted I only work at Starbucks where I have access to subpar matcha, I created this drink recipe! It tastes like something I’d get at a yummy boba shop. Iced matcha latte with half the normal scoops so it’s not overpowering (baby steps), brown sugar syrup, almond (or oat) milk, and vanilla sweet cream cold foam with cinnamon and cinnamon dolce powder in it 😋

[MMuraseofSandvich]

There are times when matcha is consumed straight up, but often a sweet treat accompanies the drink to balance it.

I'm sure there are some people in Japan who might consider it sacrilege to mix matcha with milk or other ingredients, but I'm also sure there are _sado_ masters who welcome innovations that introduce more people to matcha.

[amandageil]

I love a matcha latte with a little bit of maple syrup (the real stuff that comes from maple tree sap, not the corn syrup stuff). If I'm drinking it iced, I like making a matcha milk tea to have with boba ☺️

[Bladewing]

I like how calm and clear you describe everything as well as the facts about match which you talked about in the beginning. Also, I like the camera angle filming you a lot. It focuses on you, allows you to show all the ingredients, the kitchen - it's just a beatiful setting.