tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post8859620719960150027..comments2024-03-26T16:24:10.822+09:00Comments on Tales of Japanese tea: Water temperature for MatchaKoheihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12904754164913045544noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-18627923062124035882016-03-08T18:21:13.615+09:002016-03-08T18:21:13.615+09:00Making good use electric kettle.Making good use electric kettle.Mollyhttp://gadgetshome.net/best-electric-kettle/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-30702444187243617242013-10-11T09:42:53.824+09:002013-10-11T09:42:53.824+09:00>> what I should look for when buying matcha...>> what I should look for when buying matcha? <br />It’s a tough question. You will never know until you actually try the tea that you purchased. The important thing when you look for matcha is finding a reliable tea shop. How do you like the matcha from Algerian coffee store’s and teapigs?<br />Low quality matcha usually has strong grassy bitterness while the one from good matcha is mild. Good matcha have richness in its flavor which is created with sweet umami. Those umami will exceed the bitterness and leave pleasant feeling in your mouth. <br />Try many different matcha from different shops! Enjoy!Koheihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904754164913045544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-87328523620167450852013-10-10T18:47:32.742+09:002013-10-10T18:47:32.742+09:00I love your blog post !can we be friends hehe! I&#...I love your blog post !can we be friends hehe! I've also been experimenting with matcha and water temperature its so true that water temperature has impact on the flavour, being in London it seems as though there isn't many shops that really deal with matcha and I never know if i'm getting the best one, currently I get it from this coffee store that's online called Algerian coffee store and also through teapigs, do you have any advice on what I should look for when buying matcha? many thanks your blog is so interesting love it!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013411225023587948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-66570344528016811502013-06-12T09:40:11.843+09:002013-06-12T09:40:11.843+09:00It may be the truth, hahaha.It may be the truth, hahaha.Koheihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904754164913045544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-22973986437079534382013-06-11T17:50:47.863+09:002013-06-11T17:50:47.863+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Koheihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904754164913045544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-7288538827360786812013-06-11T17:30:05.188+09:002013-06-11T17:30:05.188+09:00I think you are right. The sweet before the tea w...I think you are right. The sweet before the tea will affect the taste as well. <br /><br />I have the same problem. The taste of the tea at my school is relatively better than tea at my home, even though I use the same brand of tea. I’m quite sure that the cause in my case is the kettle. I use an electric kettle at home, which has developed an unwilling smell like soil with a long time use. The water boiled with this kettle has a slight taste of the unpleasant smell. I would like to have an iron kettle someday. <br />Koheihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904754164913045544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-3394282670356601652013-06-09T05:53:49.886+09:002013-06-09T05:53:49.886+09:00Ah, that is deep.Ah, that is deep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-6237162026820698232013-06-08T13:31:37.547+09:002013-06-08T13:31:37.547+09:00I think also that tea made by someone else for you...I think also that tea made by someone else for you tastes much better than tea made for yourself.sweetpersimmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670213698914530826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072833279100636926.post-670851928103803172013-06-08T01:08:20.790+09:002013-06-08T01:08:20.790+09:00Wow, how complicated. Your experiment and observat...Wow, how complicated. Your experiment and observations are very interesting! Another variable is if you have a sweet before the tea, too, right?<br /><br />My school teaches to use water that is just below boiling, so 90-95 degrees Celsius. I thought that matcha tasted best either at this temperature, or very cold, with iced water. But I have not tried so many temperatures in a row.<br /><br />At home my tea does not taste as good as at school, even with almost boiling water. I have been trying for a long time to figure this out, actually, but I still don't know. I tried temperature, the brand of bottled water, and the kind of kettle I used to boil the water. Currently I think it must have something to do with my kettles. My school's kettle is very very very old, and the deposits inside of it must affect the taste of the water. My own kettle is new and inexpensive, probably machine made, from China. But I have also tried a stainless steel kettle (the kind you put on a stove), and an electric water pot (the kind that has a nonstick coating on the inside).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com