Blind Tasting Showdown - CAN CHINA MATCHA COMPETE WITH JAPAN?

I have always told clients to avoid Chinese Matcha because it has historically been inferior to Japan. But, I wanted to test this out by comparing a top quality Chinese Matcha with our pinnacle Master's Matcha. Hardly a fair competition right? Well, I was surprised by the blind tasting!

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[ojgbnhq]

You make great videos. Your enthusiasm, your charisma, and your love for what you do are obvious.

[DontFeedTheDrummer]

So Don, where can we also try this Chinese matcha? :D

[skistenl]

I know it’s a conflict of interest for you guys but I would like to test that Chinese matcha out too if it’s available

[LezbeOswald]

i'm often skeptical of Chinese matcha simply because the processing of Chinese green teas are so different from Japanese green teas but clearly i shouldn't have painted with a broad stroke.

[siddjoshi]

Man he talking about tea… reminds me of Quentin Tarantino talking about movies.

[drevil]

China is the largest tea producer in the world. And in fact, green tea was transferred from China to Japan many years ago. However, when you have great variety of matcha to buy in japan or online directly mailed from Japan, why do you need to buy from China . Great video. Thank you .

[jonathanross]

Don, I'm so glad I found your channel! I am just now getting back into tea, and your videos provide excellent education on all things tea. Thank you! I hope to order some tea from you soon.

[azayn]

I prefer the taste of Japanese matcha as well however good quality Chinese matcha can offer unusual flavor profiles. There's one memorable Chinese matcha I tried years ago that tasted like a floral high mountain oolong. Never found anything else like it.

[mattlm]

I thought I'd be content with the sencha I have but now I'm craving matcha.

[qhodave]

so, over a year later, when and where can we get the chinese matcha?

[qhodave]

Where is the Chinese one exactly from?

[nickfoo]

Can you check the Lead content of Matcha? China's tea have higher lead, which is not a problem drinking tea from tea leaves. But Matcha has the leaves grounded, which means you are ingesting lead. I hope I am wrong

[MrAqr]

@Mei Leaf
The Chinese matcha may make a good _koi-cha_ (濃茶, strong, froth-less matcha) rather than the _usu-cha_ (薄茶, dilute, frothy matcha) you made.

[MenchieExtrakt]

I think just like coffee can have many origins, we should be more open minded to matcha from outside Japan

[HeraPandaFishing]

When and where did Japanese matcha originate?

[FaeTae]

I usually get Chinese Matcha and it's usually fine. I think I've only had a bad experience with it once. In fact it originated from China. I've also tried pleasant tasting Korean Matcha from South Korea 🇰🇷

[tudor-gabrielisbasoiu]

I always drink tea when i see your videos.

[kimballcrocferd]

Now I know what type of matcha to brew with my bancha tea and kombucha mix.

[annegamalski]

Now you made my try matcha again. This is how much I trust you ;) so will we get to try the chinese matcha?

[codyshi]

Interesting review Mei Leaf. I want to know, how did you get the Chinese matcha?