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.

All, Health & NutritionSascha KobitzJune 3, 2020cultivation, matcha, matcha powder, green tea, green tea powder, green tea, shading, production, tencha, sencha, gyokuro, caffeine, umami, Japan, tea farmer, tea field, tea plant, chawan, chasen, matcha tea, matcha color, matcha bitter, matcha sweet, matcha latteComment

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.

Our tea farmers, All, Japan CultureSascha KobitzDecember 12 2019Japan, green tea, history, matcha, sencha, portrait, tea plant, tea farmer, organic, pesticides, pesticide free, Shizuoka, healthy, health, wellness, SHOCHA, SHO CHAComment

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.

Our tea farmers, All, Japan CultureSascha KobitzDecember 11, 2019tea plant, tea farmer, sencha, matcha, green tea, Kyushu, Japan, Japanese, portrait, history, cultivation, health, healthy, pesticides, pesticide-free, SHO CHA, SHOCHAComment

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....