抹茶
Meanings
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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.
Usage patterns
- 抹茶を点てるto whisk/prepare matcha (tea ceremony style)
The tea ceremony teacher whisked some matcha for me.
- 〈物〉に抹茶をかけるto sprinkle matcha powder over something
I sprinkled matcha powder over the ice cream and ate it.