Matcha Tea Set – Ceremonial

Description

The Matcha Ceremonial Tea Set is great for Matcha lovers and practitioners of the traditional Japanese Matcha tea ceremony known as «The Way of Tea». It’s also a great gift for those who with to step up their Matcha journey.

The Matcha Traditional Starter Set includes the following elements:

• Moya Matcha — 30g High quality organic Matcha with a balanced rich bitter-sweet taste and creamy texture. Choose between three different quality grades: premium, traditional or daily.
• Handmade Matcha bowl «Matchawan» Handmade Matcha bowl from fireclay with glaze finishing that is shaped according to centuries’ old Japanese tradition from Kyoto. Matchawan is the traditional bowl used in the Japanese tea ceremony and makes matcha preparation very easy. When whisking Matcha with a bamboo whisk (Chasen) the tall vertical walls of the Matchawan help to prevent the water from spilling. The broad bottom of the bowl makes it easy to whisk the powder smoothly inside and quickly obtain the perfect froth on the surface.
• Matcha Spoon «Chasaku» The matcha spoon (chashaku) is an integral part of the matcha tea ceremony. It is made by hand of bamboo and used to measure matcha powder accurately.
• Matcha Bamboo Whisk «Chasen» Traditional bamboo whisk or “Chasen” is an indispensable tool of the Japanese Matcha tea ceremony. The fine, handmade prongs are carved out of a single piece of bamboo. Chasen is used to which Matcha to obtain the ideal frothy texture.
• Whisk Holder «Naoshi» The traditional matcha whisk holder is not only a beautiful element of the traditional Japanese matcha tea set, it’s a very practical tool that helps your chasen dry faster and maintain its shape and durability.

Traditional Matcha Tea Ceremony

In Japanese, the way of preparing tea is called “temae”, which could be considered as a form of peaceful martial arts. As such, the form is very important.

1. 1. Pour hot water into the bowl and rinse and heat the whisk inside. Make sure it has no splinters, and let the water soften the bristles.
   2. Discard the water used and rinse the bowl
   3. Add two spoonfuls of matcha to the bowl with the teaspoon
   4. Pour in 50ml of 80 C° hot water from a kettle
   5. Whisk the mixture to create foam. You should whisk in the shape of the ltter “M” or “W”. The bubbles will make the tea smoother and taste milder.
   6. Once enough foam has formed, the tea is ready. Carefully place the whisk in the tea bowl, scrape the sides once and let it rest there.