Searching for Matcha

thursdaystgiles

I used to live in Japan and still have several friends there, also on a fitness/weightloss journey. Recently a couple of them started showing me articles and studies about how great matcha is for your health and longevity. Sadly I didn't retain a lot of my Japanese reading ability, so though I've searched online, I have to rely on English only sites to try to find it. I've only ever had ceremonial matcha before, which is like 30 bucks for a single ounce. I was never fond of the taste anyway, but I'm worried that the lower grade stuff isn't truly matcha and won't have the same health benefits. Does anyone know of some affordable matcha that is of good quality?

binniesmart

I get mine from Teapigs. It's not the cheapest but probably the best quality out there. V good for a metabolism boost!

http://www.teapigs.co.uk/tea/shop_by_category/matcha_shop

scanna1219

Matcha is very popular in South America as well. I first discovered it while on a trip in Columbia about 15 years ago and I was able to find it in health food stores back then.

thursdaystgiles

holy cow, yeah, that's definitely not in my price range! We have a 150 weekly budget for ALL our groceries, clothes, entertainment, etc. Looks like really nice quality, though!

binniesmart

Sorry, I see you're in US. We are used to inflated imported products in the UK :-(

sewerchick93

I buy mine from a local company called Haraki Gordon Green Tea. The 3 oz. bottle is $32.00 and will last me a month and a half and I drink it every day.

http://www.hggreentea.com/

aledba

http://www.davidstea.com/Portal.aspx?CN=9CE97316BE98&SEARCH=matcha
David's Tea ships to the US. The prices online are for a 100g size.
This ends up being a lot of powder. I use 1 tsp for 2 cups of greek yogurt and it flavours it very deeply.

thursdaystgiles

Thank you sewerchick and aledba, those both look like great suggestions. Now I have to pick between the two!