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matcha!!!  (˶˃⤙˂˶)

step 1

Get your matcha!!! I like ippodo's horai and marukyu koyamaen's isuzu but those can get pretty pricey, some less expensive ones I like are maeda-en and ito-en. Personally, I would recommend getting a ceremonial grade over a culinary grade matcha, mostly because of the taste and texture (culinary is often bitter and has a courser texture while ceremonial is sweeter and smoother), but it doesn't matter too much if you aren't drinking it straight. 

step 2

(If you have a ton of matcha stuff) 

Preferably you would put your chasen into a cup of how water for a few minutes but a pour of hot water should work too, this is to soften up the bristles and make sure your chased isn't too brittle and helps elongate the lifespan of it. Get your chashaku and scoop out 4-6 grams of matcha and sift into your chawan. Pour over about 60 ml of water heated to a little under 200f. Take your chasen out of the hot water and start whisking the matcha in the chawan in a w shape. Make sure you don't press the bottom of the bowl (to avoid this I hold my chasen with my thumb, pointer, and middle finger). Continue to whisk until you have a nice layer of micro foam on top!! (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)

(If you don't have all that stuff) 

Sift out 6-8 grams of matcha into a cup or bowl and pour over 60 ml of water heated to just under 200f. Mix together, a milk frother is one of the best replacements but use whatever you want, so long as you get all of the power mixed in. 

step 3

You can enjoy the usucha as is, but to make matcha lattes you need to add milk and sweetener. Add ice to your cup, pour over the usucha, and add milk. You can use whatever milk/milk substitute you want, I've heard oatmilk is good, specifically the barista's blend, but personally I don't really like the taste so I use 2% (some people pour it over seltzer or lemonade, not a matcha latte but it sounds really good). After that, you can add in sweetener. Some people like to get creative here, making flavored simple syrup and using different kinds of sweeteners, but my favorite is maple syrup (I saw this on tt, it has like a caramel kinda taste and I LOVE it)

other notes

I saw a tt about a way to get really creamy matcha, I saw it and tweaked the recipe a bit: (4 grams matcha, sift, prepare chasen, 1/8 cup of hot water, whisk into smooth paste, 1/8 cup of hot water, keep whisking until you get a nice micro foam)

you can find really good culinary grade from brands like marukyu koyamaen! It's high quality and is a very similar to ceremonial grade at a way lower price. 

That's it, byee!!!!

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