Matcha is a type of tea that is primarily used for cooking and drinking but also has many health benefits. Matcha powder has various uses, but the most famous nowadays is by making it into a matcha boba—a delicious and healthy drink that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
Matcha boba is a popular drink in Taiwan. It combines the flavours of matcha and sweet boba and can even be served with a lovely layer of whipped cream on top. When made with high-quality matcha powder, this drink is sure to be a favourite.
Matcha green boba will indeed taste great when made with high-grade matcha powder.
Kenko
The Kenko Tea company was founded in Melbourne, Australia, and caters to online tea shoppers. Following their success in Australia, their new goal is to bring matcha to the United States and spread love.
The company sells incredibly healthy and tasty authentic matcha green tea powder that’s grown and produced in the Nishio region of southern Japan. To ensure the freshness, aroma, and quality of the matcha, all the products you purchase from this store have been processed within the last month.
Know Your Matcha
Matcha powder is available from Kenko in two grades: cooking grade and premium grade.
There is a large difference in the leaf selection and the blending between the two.
There is no one way to make matcha; all leaves are harvested, sorted, graded and sorted according to their specific colour, aroma, flavour and preparation method. It is possible that a single batch of matcha contains leaves from different farms within a specific area. In contrast to a single-origin coffee bean with the ability to trace each batch to its source, matcha green tea powder is always a blend.
In order to make matcha of higher quality, only the youngest, greenest leaves of the tea plants are used. Those leaves at the base of the plants are specially reserved for cooking purposes. The cooking grade isn’t necessarily inferior in terms of quality; every part of production is handled with the same level of care. Following the shading of the tea leaves, the leaves are harvested by hand, dried, and blended.
A blend designed especially for baking, mixing, blending and adding to sweets is called a culinary grade. This tea is bolder in flavour, slightly astringent, and has a stronger ‘green tea’ taste that combines with other ingredients.
Price Difference
Prices differ between premium and regular grades primarily because premium matcha requires more stringent standards. Because only the freshest and most delicate leaves are used, the supply is limited, resulting in higher prices. 90% of the matcha produced in Japan is consumed in Japan, which means that there is a shortage of matcha left for export. The demand for matcha further raises the price.
Why Choose Kenko?
Brand Freshness – Kenko orders matcha in small batches, which means the matcha they ground only a month ago was fresh. This fresher matcha is much tastier than what you can get in stores, and fresher matcha means less bitterness, a vibrant green colour, and a grassy ‘green tea’ aroma. As well as being packaged at the source, it is packaged in airtight containers to guarantee freshness.
Highest Grades Available – Matcha leaves are sorted based on their qualities during production. Matcha of the highest quality is only made from the youngest, most delicate, and sweetest leaves. In addition, there are a lot of products being sold under the name ‘matcha’ that are not the real thing. Matcha possesses the following unique characteristics: they were shade-grown, hand-picked, graded, and stone ground.
Green tea powder produced in bulk usually skips these steps. Therefore, it cannot be called ‘matcha’. That is why matcha bought at the store usually has a dull colour and tastes bitter.
Speciality in Matcha – Due to their passion for high-quality matcha, Kenko focuses on nothing but matcha. Comparatively to traditional tea companies that sell many types of tea, Kenko focuses on one thing very well – sourcing matcha of the highest quality and bringing it to the United States and Australia.
Conclusion
Kenko’s mission is to introduce healthy superfood matcha to the world by providing a wide variety of high-quality matcha products and services.