Thursday 30 June 2011

Tea ceremony - making matcha

Finally I have got all the equipment for making matcha... I have a whisk, a scoop, a hemp towel, whisk holder, iron tea-kettle for water and good quality matcha.

So, here´s my version of a tea ceremony:
I apologize to all you Japanse out there who find me to be too much of an amateur for this; I will practice!

First I heat water and warm the bowl with hot water inside, wipes it off dry.


Kettle with hot water, ceremony grade matcha, whisk on holder, bowl with matcha scooped in.


For this matcha (Yuuki Midori, organic) I use 2 scoops and aprox. 70 ml water.


I let the water cool to about 70 degrees C and pour it in, holding the bowl in one hand.


Whisk in a W-shaped pattern using your vrist only, not the whole arm.


Until you get a frothy foam with lots of bubbles.


Enjoy!


My utensils and tea displayed on a piece of hemp cloth.

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