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.
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.
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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.