So I have a lot of matcha recipes, and you guys have a lot of questions about matcha.

And today, I'll be answering all of them.

Question 1: What is matcha?

Well, it's actually a premium green tea that is planted in a certain way, and hand selected, steamed, aged, and then stone-grounded into matcha powder.

It is usually prepared with a bamboo whisk,

and the most traditional and premium ones can be really really expensive.

And like tea leaves, which are infused in hot water,

matcha powder is just a really combined with boiling water.

I'm no tea expert, but I was told you are suppose to use the bamboo whisk in a W-motion to froth the tea.

The process of preparing matcha is actually a form of art for the Japanese,

and it is performed in a lot of traditional ceremonies.

Because you are actually consuming the whole tea leaf,

matcha is way more nutritious than green tea.

This is another question I get a lot,

and the answer is a solid "no."

These instant drinks use a lot of low-quality matcha powder, and they have a lot additives to it, so you cannot use it for baking.

Now, onto the most popular question.

I usually get mine at Japanese supermarkets, but I know a lot of you do not have one near by.

So I went and found 3 websites that sell matcha powder online.

So this is the first brand, and it comes in a tin

with a tin-foil packaging inside.

Again, I'm no expert, so I'm not gonna compare the different brands.

But I did make sure these were all of good quality.

The second brand also in a tin, but without the tin-foil packaging.

And you can see it's a really vibrant color.

So this third one comes in a can. We have to open it

and then inside, you'll see this tin-foil packaging as well.

Good quality matcha powder could get really expensive so if you just using it for baking, you can use cooking grade matcha.

These come in zip-lock bags making them really convenient to use and as you can see the color is actually really vibrant as well.

However, the taste is of course not comparable to the ceremonial ones,

but they are way more affordable.

Just want to let you guys know that I did ask these companies to send me their products

because it would be really expensive for me to get so much matcha powder.

However, this video is not sponsored and I wasn't paid to say anything.

Oh, by the way, I went to Google Live Chat.

I was wondering if you guys will be interested in a live chat/baking session with me;

where we could make dessert, talk about random stuff, --I don't know~

Let me know in the comments down below.

Hope this video is helpful for you guys

and I have a giveaway going on on my beauty channel. You can check that out~

And that's it for today, I'll see you guys next time.

Bye~