matcha; powdered green tea
Refers to the finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves, used in the Japanese tea ceremony and as a flavoring ingredient.
Preparing matcha is difficult.
Matcha is used in this cake.
The tea ceremony teacher whisked some matcha for me.
I sprinkled matcha powder over the ice cream and ate it.
煎茶 is ordinary steeped green tea made from whole leaves, whereas 抹茶 is finely ground tea powder used in tea ceremony and desserts.
抹茶 is a powdered form of green tea used in tea ceremonies, whereas 緑茶 usually refers to the ordinary steeped loose-leaf version.
clothes; clothing; outfit · counter for doses, puffs, gulps
matcha flavor; matcha-flavored
matcha salt; green tea salt
matcha green; soft yellow-green; tea green
green tea ice cream
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
From 抹 (to rub, grind) + 茶 (tea), referring to the grinding of tea leaves into powder. The reading まっちゃ is a contraction of まつちゃ.