Uma uke wabona abantu abaningi beshintshana ngekhofi nge-matcha latte ezinkundleni zokuxhumana muva nje, cishe usuqalile ukusesha ku-inthanethi ukuthola i-matcha powder engcono kakhulu yokwenza eyakho ekhaya. I-Matcha ithandwa kakhulu manje, kodwa akusona isiphuzo esisha; umkhuba wokugaya amaqabunga etiye amancane abe yi-powder ecolekile ukuze kudalwe isiphuzo esiluhlaza esiqhakazile usukela eminyakeni ecishe ibe yinkulungwane. I-Matcha icebile ngama-antioxidants kanye ne-amino acid L-theanine, okukholelwa ukuthi iyasiza ekuphumuzeni ingqondo nomzimba futhi inikeze amandla azinzile nazinzile. Njengoba uzobona ngezansi, i-matcha esezingeni eliphezulu ikhiqizwa eJapan, lapho idlala indima ebalulekile emasikweni endabuko njengomkhosi wetiye.
Nakuba singeke sonke sihambe ngendiza siye eJapane ukuyonambitha i-matcha engcono kakhulu emhlabeni (futhi izimali zethu azisivumeli ukuvakashela izitolo zekhofi nsuku zonke), kunezimpushana eziningi ze-matcha ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezikhethwe ngokucophelela ezitholakalayo ezikuvumela ukuthi wenze i-matcha emnandi ekhaya. Ukuze sifunde ukuthi ungayikhetha kanjani i-matcha powder efanele, sixoxisane nochwepheshe ababili: uZach Mangan, umsunguli wenkampani yetiye yaseNew York iKettel Tea (ethola itiye ngqo eJapan), kanye noRemi Morimoto Park, umbhali webhulogi yeresiphi ye-vegan iVeggiekins kanye nomsunguli we-matcha brand iFrauth. Siphinde sahlola futhi senza inqwaba enkulu ye-matcha ekhaya ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umkhuba wethu wasekuseni wawumayelana nezindaba (hhayi nje ukungithatha).
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ukunciphisa ukuvakashela izitolo zekhofi futhi ujabulele izinzuzo zalesi siphuzo esicebile ngama-antioxidant, noma umane wengeze ukuthula okuncane emcimbini wakho wasekuseni, nansi izindlela zokupheka eziyisishiyagalolunye ze-matcha ezifanele ukwenziwa ekhaya.
Lesi sibuyekezo sihlanganisa: Singeze imininingwane eyengeziwe ngamathuluzi amahle kakhulu okwenza i-matcha, sagqamisa ikhithi yethu esiyithandayo yokwenza i-matcha evela ku-Fellow Matcha Kit, futhi sathuthukisa izichasiso zethu ezinhle kakhulu ukuze senze izincomo zethu zibe nembaba kakhudlwana.
Kungani siyithanda iKettel: IKettel ayigcini nje ngokuthola amaqabunga ayo etiye masonto onke evela eJapan kodwa futhi iwapakisha efektri yayo eFukuoka ngaphambi kokuwathumela kumakhasimende ngendiza. IKiyona Matcha kaKettel ifaka lokhu kuzibophezela kwikhwalithi nokunaka imininingwane, okwenza kube yi-matcha yethu yansuku zonke eyintandokazi. Inephunga elibushelelezi nelicebile futhi inentengo efanelekile kulabo abazisa i-matcha esezingeni eliphezulu. Le matcha emnandi kancane iyasebenziseka ngezindlela eziningi, inothile futhi iyaqabula, ifanele ukuphuza nsuku zonke, kokubili kushisa futhi kubanda, futhi yenza itiye elimnandi noma i-matcha latte. Ufuna ukuzijabulisa? Kuwebhusayithi yeKettel, uzothola i-matcha efanelekile kuwe, kusukela kulabo abaphakelwa kahle nobisi kuya kulabo abavuselelwe kahle.
Esifuna ukukusho ukuthi azikho izikhalazo ngomdlalo kaKiyona, kodwa abanye bangase bamthole enolaka kancane.
Isizathu Sokuba Siyithande: Isici esivelele kakhulu se-Rocky's Matcha ukupakishwa kwayo: ithini lensimbi eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka elinophawu lomkhiqizo oluqoshwe phezulu kanye nelebula eliluhlaza okotshani eligqamile eceleni, elichaza uhlobo lwe-matcha, ukuhlukahluka, kanye nezici zayo. Yasungulwa nguRocky Xu ngo-2022, lo mkhiqizo osafufusa uveza umoya opholile nowesitayela, kusukela ezingutsheni zawo nasezitsheni zetiye kuya ekubambisaneni kwawo kwakamuva nomkhiqizo wobuhle ohlanzekile i-Saie. Lo mkhiqizo i-Ritual Matcha uyinhlanganisela yezinhlobo ezintathu ze-matcha—i-Okumuro, i-Saemuro, ne-Yabukita—okuholela ekubunjweni okubushelelezi kanye nolunye lwemibala eluhlaza ekhanyayo nenamandla kakhulu esake sayinambitha. Njengoba ingenabo nhlobo ubumuncu, lo mkhiqizo i-Ritual Matcha ubushelelezi, ucebile, futhi unephunga elimnandi, okwenza ulungele ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke, kungaba etiyeni noma kuma-latte e-matcha. Kulabo abafuna ulwazi oluphezulu, lo mkhiqizo uphinde unikeze amatiye asuka endaweni eyodwa, izingxube zezinto eziphilayo, kanye ne-hojicha powder.
Sithanda ukusho ukuthi ngenxa yokuthandwa komkhiqizo wethu, ezinye zezinongo zethu ziphela ngokushesha ngemva kokwethulwa. Sithatha lokhu njengophawu lokuzama imikhiqizo emisha.
Siyayithanda le tiye ngoba ingenye yezinhlobo ezinhle kakhulu ze-matcha ezivela e-Ippodo, inkampani yetiye eseKyoto ebilokhu iyisilinganiso sekhwalithi ye-matcha kusukela ngo-1717. Le tiye ye-Isemon inephunga elimnandi le-umami, umbala oluhlaza ogqamile, kanye nephunga elimnandi. Iphunga lithambile futhi ligcwele umzimba, linomzwelo omncane womhlaba, kodwa alinabo ubumuncu. Ngenxa yobumnandi balo bemvelo, ngithanda ukulipheka ngamanzi kunobisi. Le tiye ihlunga kalula, futhi ukulixuba ngamandla kukhiqiza ngokushesha igwebu elicebile elinobuthuntu obuthambile, obubushelelezi futhi elingenamaqhubu.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi leli ti lisanda kupakishwa eJapane futhi lihlala isikhathi esifushane eshalofini—i-Ippodo itusa ukuthi ulidle kungakapheli inyanga livuliwe. Sincoma ukukhetha ibhodlela elincane (ikakhulukazi uma ubheka intengo yalo ephezulu) ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyalijabulela itiye ngesikhathi lisha kakhulu. Uma ufuna ikhwalithi ye-Ippodo kodwa ufuna ukuqala ngetiye elingabizi kakhulu, amati abo e-Sayaka ne-Hourai nawo ayizinketho ezinhle.
Sithanda ukusho ukuthi leli tiye le-matcha libiza kakhulu (yingakho liyisilinganiso se-super-premium), futhi kungcono ukuliphuza ngokushesha okukhulu ngemva kokuvula. Ngakho-ke, lifaneleka kakhulu kulabo abaphuza i-matcha nsuku zonke, kunalabo abaliphuza ngezikhathi ezithile kuphela.
Umbono wochwepheshe: UNksz Park uthe lena yi-matcha eyayidliwa ugogo wakhe eseyingane, ngakho-ke kumelwe ukuthi iyi-matcha esezingeni eliphezulu.
Kungani siyithanda: I-matcha kaNaoki ekhuliswe ngomthunzi itholakala ngama-$25 kuphela, okwenza kube ukukhetha okuhle kwabaqalayo be-matcha. Le matcha inombala oluhlaza ogqamile, futhi isiphuzo silinganisela kakhulu, sinephunga elimnandi lezimbali kanye nokubaba okuncane kakhulu. Imnandi uma ishiswa noma ibanda, futhi ilungele kakhulu ukwenza i-matcha lattes. Uma ngemuva kwekhava lakho lokuqala ufuna okuthile okusha, zama enye yezinhlobo ze-matcha ezikhuliswe ngomkhuba zomkhiqizo. — Umbhali uKarina Finn
Isiphetho sethu ukuthi lolu hlobo lwe-matcha alusha futhi alunambitheki njengezinye, ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukunambitheka okucebile nokunamandla, ungase ufune ukukhetha uhlobo oluhlukile lwe-matcha.
Isizathu sokuyithanda: Impuphu ye-matcha kaGolde yemvelo iyisisekelo esihle kakhulu sama-latte ashisayo nabandayo, ihambisana kahle nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lobisi. Inokwakheka okubushelelezi, iphunga elimnandi kancane lemifino, kanye nokunambitheka okumnandi kwemvelo. Ukunambitheka akunamandla kakhulu, okwenza kube kuhle kakhulu ekungezeni ezitsheni zasekuseni njenge-yogurt noma i-chia seed pudding. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le mpuphu ye-matcha idala kalula igwebu elijiyile, elinokhilimu, iletha ukunambitheka okumnandi. Njengazo zonke i-Golde superfoods, le mpuphu ye-matcha iza ebhodweni eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, eliphinde libe yinto enhle kunoma iyiphi i-countertop yasekhishini.
Sithanda ukuphawula ukuthi labo abathanda ukunambitheka kwe-matcha okucebile kakhulu bangathola ukuthi i-Golde's ithambile impela.
Siyayithanda kakhulu iMatchaful, uhlobo lwe-matcha olusungulwe ngabesifazane olunezindawo zokudlela eziningi kulo lonke elaseNew York City (elinye lazo liseduze nehhovisi lethu). I-matcha yabo ye-Hikari ephuma eceleni ikwenza kube lula kimi ukuphinda ngisebenzise ama-latte ami engiwathandayo esitayela se-cafe ekhaya (njenge-Chai Fountain enetiye lobisi laseNdiya kanye ne-Ganoderma lucidum noma i-Cacao Dream ene-cacao kanye ne-chaga mushroom). I-matcha ye-Matchaful yenziwa epulazini elilodwa kusetshenziswa amaqabunga etiye avunwa kuqala, akhuliswe emthunzini futhi angenazo izibulala-zinambuzane, okwenza ihlale isikhathi eside futhi ihlinzeka ngokusobala kwezithako—inzuzo eqinisekile. Le matcha ephuma eceleni inokunambitheka okulula, okumnandi, kanye nezimbali. Inhle kakhulu kuma-latte, kodwa futhi imnandi ngamanzi noma ku-smoothie. I-Matchaful isanda kukhipha i-matcha yayo ye-Tsuyuhikari ephuma eceleni njengohlobo olulinganiselwe, futhi mina ngokwami ngilangazelela ukuyizama.
Singathi kunzima ukusola itiye le-Hikari matcha elisetshenziswe isikhathi eside. Linamandla okubamba kakhulu, kodwa alibaba; uma ufuna i-umami, ukunambitheka kwayo kwe-umami kungase kungabonakali kangako.
Siyayithanda i-Isshiki ngoba isebenzisa i-matcha powder efanayo ne-Moko, indawo yokudlela yaseJapan e-East Village eNew York evuliwe usuku lonke. Ukuthandwa kwe-Isshiki kwanda kakhulu ngemuva kokubambisana nemikhiqizo yobuhle nendlela yokuphila efana ne-Tatcha ne-WTHN eziphuzweni eziphefumulelwe yi-latte. Njengendawo yokudlela, le matcha powder inokunambitheka okubushelelezi nokuthambile okunokulinganisela okuphelele kobumnandi bemvelo kanye nephunga elincane lomhlaba. Njengoba ingenabo ubumuncu, imnandi iqondile namanzi noma i-latte, futhi ihambisana kahle nezinye izinongo, njengeziraphu zezithelo noma ubisi olucebile olusekelwe ezitshalweni njengobisi lwe-pistachio.
Isiphetho sethu ukuthi lolu uhlobo lwe-matcha oludumile, ngaphandle kokuthi ukhetha i-matcha enamandla, enambitheka kakhudlwana, noma engcono kancane.
Siyayithanda le siphuzo ngoba: Bengilokhu ngiphuza i-matcha iminyaka eminingi futhi ngihlala ngiphethe ithini elidala lempuphu ye-matcha, elahlala izinsuku ezimbalwa. Ama-matcha sachets kaPique akhonza kanye kuphela enza le nqubo ibe lula kakhulu. Ibhokisi ngalinye liqukethe ama-sachets angu-28 angena kalula esikhwameni somsebenzi noma esikhwameni, okuvumela ukuthi ulungiselele indebe emnandi ye-matcha noma nini, noma kuphi, ngaphandle kwamathuluzi okulinganisa. I-matcha inokwakheka okubushelelezi nokuthambile ngaphandle kokubaba. Ngokuphathelene nezimangalo ezisephaketheni mayelana "nobuso obukhanyayo, amandla amaningi," noma "ukukuguqula ube unkulunkulukazi okhanyayo," angikwazi ukukhuluma ngobuqotho bazo, kodwa uPique ngokuqinisekile wenza kube lula kakhulu ukujabulela i-matcha noma nini, noma kuphi.
Ngokombono wethu, yize ukunambitheka kwaleli tiye le-matcha kuphansi kancane, kuhle ngokwanele ukuthi lisetshenziswe kalula futhi liphatheke kalula.
Kungani sizithanda i-Navitas Organics: Sithanda ukudla kwazo okumnandi okusekelwe ezitshalweni njengembewu ye-cacao ne-chia, futhi i-matcha yazo ayihlukile. Le matcha yezinga eliphezulu, esezingeni lokupheka ilungele ukubhaka (njengamakhukhi e-matcha noma i-chocolate mochi enebhotela ne-matcha) kanye nesidlo sasekuseni (njenge-matcha, i-mango, ne-chia seed pudding). Iphinde ithengeke kakhulu, ngo-$18.85 kuphela ngama-ounces amathathu. Phakathi kwezinketho eziningana ze-matcha zokupheka, lena ayinabo ubumuncu, inambitheka kancane, njengotshani, futhi incibilika kalula kakhulu.
Esikushoyo ukuthi leli tiya le-matcha lifaneleka kangcono ekubhakeni nasekuphekeni kunokuphuza ngqo noma ukwenza ama-latte ngoba ukunambitheka kwalo akucebile njengezinhlobo ezithile ze-matcha zendabuko, kanti i-umami yalo nayo ayinamandla kangako.
Lapho sikhetha i-matcha powder esezingeni eliphezulu, sicabangele ngokucophelela imvelaphi yayo, izinga (ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwe-matcha yezinga lomkhuba kanye nezinga lokudla), ukunambitheka, kanye nokuthungwa kwayo. Kuhlobo ngalunye lwe-matcha powder, siqale siyicwilise ngqo emanzini bese siyisebenzisela ukulungisa ama-latte abandayo kanye nashisayo, ngokulandelana.
Ukupheka i-matcha esezingeni eliphezulu ekhaya kudinga okungaphezu nje kwempuphu ye-matcha esezingeni eliphezulu. Kudinga isethi ethile yamathuluzi—okuyisisekelo kakhulu isitsha (isitsha setiye) kanye ne-tea whisk (chasen)—kodwa amanye amathuluzi, njengesihluzo esifanele noma i-teapot enembile, angasiza ekuphakamiseni ikhwalithi ye-matcha yakho kusukela “elungile” kuya “emangalisayo.” Nanka amanye amathiphu okwenza i-matcha ebushelelezi, engenamaqhubu.
Ikhithi ye-matcha ekhethwe ngokucophelela iyindlela enhle yokuqala ngalesi siphuzo ekhaya, njengoba ihlanganisa cishe konke okudingayo (futhi ngezinye izikhathi okuningi). Uma ukhetha ikhithi engaboniswa ekhawunteni lakho lasekhishini futhi isetshenziswe njengento yokuhlobisa, sincoma ikhithi ye-Fellow's. Ikhithi ye-Rocky's, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ifaka ibhodlela le-matcha powder elingamagremu angu-20 futhi ayidingi ikhawunta noma indawo yokugcina izinto, kodwa isaqukethe konke okudingayo.
Uma upheka i-matcha, kubalulekile ukusebenzisa i-kettle enezinga lokushisa elilungisekayo, njengoba amanzi ashisa kakhulu anganika ukunambitheka okubabayo. Yingakho siwazisa kakhulu ama-kettle e-Fellow.
I-matcha latte emnandi ayihlukani nobisi olufakwe amagwebu ngokuphelele. Uma ufuna ukufudumala nokukhipha amagwebu ubisi ngokuthinta inkinobho, i-Nespresso Aeroccino ngokungangabazeki iyisinqumo esingcono kakhulu; noma kunjalo, uma ubisi selufudunyeziwe kakade, i-frother yobisi ephathwayo nayo izofeza umphumela ofanayo.
Ikhwalithi ye-matcha iqala ngemvelaphi yayo—yonke i-matcha enconyiwe ngenhla ivela ngqo eJapane. Iningi layo likhuliswa e-Uji, isifunda saseJapan esinomlando omude nodumile wokukhiqizwa kwe-matcha. I-Mangan isikisela ukufaka iJapan njengezwe elivela kulo emaphaketheni, kodwa kungcono futhi isifunda, idolobha, kanye nomkhiqizi (isibonelo, i-Uji Prefecture, i-Fukuoka Prefecture, i-Aichi Prefecture, kanye ne-Kagoshima and Shizuoka Prefectures ethandwa kakhulu, eyaziwa nge-matcha yayo yemvelo).
Siphinde sacabangela izici eziningana zokupakisha, njengohlu lwezithako kanye nosuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi. UPark uncoma kakhulu ukukhetha i-matcha ngaphandle koshukela owengeziwe noma izinto ezivimbela ukubhakwa njengesitashi. Ngokuphathelene nosuku, uMangan uphakamisa ukuyiphrinta phansi kwethini noma esikhwameni. “Ngokungafani newayini, ukunambitheka kwe-matcha akuthuthuki ngokuguga noma ukugcinwa ngemva kokugaya. I-Matcha kufanele idliwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemva kokugaya.” Imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu njenge-Kettel noma i-Ippodo ingcono kakhulu idliwe phakathi nenyanga yokuvulwa.
Ekugcineni, sihlole ukunambitheka kanye nokuthungwa kwe-matcha. Vele, uMnu. Park wasikhumbuza ukuthi ukunambitheka kwe-matcha, njengekhofi, kuncike ekuzicabangeleni. Abanye bakhetha i-astringency evelele kakhulu ku-matcha, kanti abanye bakhetha ukunambitheka okucebile kwe-umami. Ngokuphathelene nokuthungwa, sibheke i-matcha ebushelelezi, engenalo ukuthungwa okusanhlamvu, encibilika ngokushesha emanzini ngemva kokuhlungwa, futhi engashaywa ibe yi-foam ejiyile kusetshenziswa i-mixer noma i-whisk.
I-matcha yezinga lomkhuba iyiti eliphakeme kakhulu, elifanelekela kakhulu ukuphuzwa. USolwazi Park uchaze ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi i-matcha ivunwa kusukela eqoqweni lokuqala lamaqabunga etiye lonyaka, inokunambitheka okucebile, izakhamzimba ezengeziwe, nombala ogqamile. I-matcha yezinga lomkhuba isetshenziswa kuphela emikhosini yetiye yaseJapan, kuyilapho i-matcha yezinga lokupheka ivunwa kusukela emaqabunga etiye avunwa kamuva futhi ifaneleka kangcono ukupheka noma ukubhaka.
Nakuba kokubili i-matcha netiye eliluhlaza kuvela esitshalweni esifanayo, izindlela zabo zokucubungula ziyahlukahluka, okuholela ekuhlukeni kokunambitheka, ukuthungwa, nombala. Itiye eliluhlaza likhuliswa elangeni, kuyilapho i-matcha ifakwa umthunzi amasonto ambalwa ngaphambi kokuvunwa. Umthunzi kwandisa okuqukethwe kwe-chlorophyll, okwenza kube nombala oluhlaza okhanyayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-matcha ithengiswa njengempuphu egayiwe ngamatshe, kuyilapho itiye eliluhlaza livame ukufakwa ezikhwameni zetiye noma lithengiswe likhululekile. Ngenxa yokuthi i-matcha yenziwe ngempuphu, kuyilapho amaqabunga etiye aphelele edliwa, inani layo lokudla okunempilo (njengokuqukethwe kwe-antioxidant kanye ne-amino acid L-theanine) liphezulu. I-Matcha iphinde ibe nokunambitheka okucebile, okumnandi kanye nokuthungwa okuthambile.
UMangan uncoma amanzi abilayo, bese uthela u-65 ml wamanzi ashisayo enkomishini encane bese uwavumela ukuthi aphole kancane. Thela amanzi ashisayo enkomishini yetiye engenalutho (inkomishi yetiye yaseJapan) bese uyiyeka ihlale isikhashana. Lahla inkomishi yetiye efudumele bese uyomisa ngethawula elihlanzekile. Faka u-1.5-2 amagremu wempuphu ye-matcha bese uyihlunga ngesihlungo (koi) phezu kwenkomishi yetiye. Uma amanzi enkomishini epholile afinyelela cishe ku-77-82 degrees Celsius, uthele kumpuphu ye-matcha. Shaya kancane impuphu ye-matcha emanzini, bese uyishaya ngamandla ngendlela ejikelezayo kuze kube yilapho kuvela igwebu. Phakamisa i-whisk ebusweni begwebu bese uqhubeka nokuvuselela kancane kuze kube yilapho kuvela igwebu elincane. Bamba inkomishi yetiye phansi, uyilethe ezindebeni zakho, bese ujabulela isiphuzo.
UMangan uncoma ukuyifaka efrijini amaphakheji e-matcha angakavulwa ngemva kokuthenga bese uqhubeka nokuwafaka efrijini ngemva kokuvula. Ukuze kulondolozwe ubusha be-matcha, iphakethe lingagcinwa esikhwameni sepulasitiki esingangeni moya. Izinhlobo eziningi ze-matcha zipakishwa ezikhwameni ze-aluminium foil, ezibekwa emathinini amancane anezimbozo zepulasitiki noma izivalo. Ungalahli lezi zikhwama zepulasitiki noma izivalo; ziyasiza ekuvimbeleni i-matcha ukuthi ivezwe emoyeni (ukungcoliswa komoya kunciphisa ngokushesha ukunambitheka nombala we-matcha).
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