Matcha has some additional benefits. Because you are consuming the entire leaf rather than infusing it, you receive all the antioxidant benefits contained within the leaf, some of which are left behind after regular steeping. It is a very healthy way to drink tea, if you can learn to enjoy the taste.
We sell matcha here unsweetened or sweetened. For making at-home lattes, some want it sweetened and the cost is half because the matcha is cut with sugar. But whatever way you may choose to enjoy your matcha, you can be sure it is one of the healthiest forms of tea you can consume, especially unsweetened!
(Diane Walden is co-founder of two retail loose leaf companies. She and her husband own and manage California Tea & Coffee Brewery in the Winchester Meadows Plaza in Temecula. The shop is one of the best rated tea stores in the U.S. according to TeaMap. The business website is http://www.caltcb.com.
Diane can be reached at 951-693-5727 with any questions on teas & herbals.
All photos in this column courtesy of Regina Fell Designs http://www.reginafell.com/)