Green tea from Japan - what varieties are there?

In Japan there is a great variety of green teas. One more reason to tell you about the most important varieties and their variants.

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May we introduce: Our Matcha N°1

We present you the Matcha N°1: a single origin Matcha from Shizuoka with a fine balance of sweetness and bitterness. Read for yourself how it tastes best to us.

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Matcha Lavacake - the best matcha cake?

The moment when you cut into the matcha cake and the inside of it oozes out in delicious matcha green - that's worth the little extra effort for these delicious matcha cakes.

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The production of matcha - shading and processing

The original Japanese Matcha owes its effect on health and its taste to the special manufacturing process. But how exactly does it work with the ground green tea? We'll explain it to you.

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Why is green tea healthy?

Green tea has many positive effects on the body and mind. We explain about the most important ones.

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Matcha cake simple - the only recipe you need

A simple recipe for matcha cake with few ingredients? Comes immediately in this blog article.

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Matcha versatile - classic, energy drink or milkshake

Whether as a classic hot drink, pre-workout drink, energy drink or dessert. What tastes good is allowed. In this article, we present some of our favorite recipes.

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Green tea and its health risks - what is really true?

Green tea is healthy. Most people now agree on this. But there are always voices that warn of certain side effects

Hasegawa-san from Shizuoka: our matcha and its story

Yoshiaki Hasegawa has been growing his own tea for over 60 years. He has had his own small tea farm in the famous Shizuoka province since 1979. Shizuoka is famous for green tea...

Mr. Yoshiharu from Kakegawa- against the tide with organic matcha in Japan

Mr. Yoshiharu Matushita produces Matcha No2 for us. Not only has he been growing green tea for over 40 years, but he is constantly researching organic tea cultivation.

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Mr. Haruki - son of green tea pioneers from Miyazaki

Haruki-san is the youngest tea farmer SHO CHA has worked with. He has been running his own farm on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan for 17 years.

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Mr. Takayuki from Miyazaki - Shincha & Sencha

Mr. Takayuki was the first tea farmer for whose Sencha we immediately decided. This fruity Sencha is produced by Mr. Takayuki on his own tea farm....