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Ippodo Tea - Essential Matcha Kit - For Usucha, Koicha and Lattes - Rich and Smooth - Matcha and Utensils - Kyoto Since 1717

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Is Dishwasher Safe Yes
Is Microwaveable No

About this item

  • This kit contains a high-grade matcha with a velvety smooth texture, along with all the tools essential for making delicious matcha.
  • Kyoto Since 1717 — Ippodo Tea has been run by the same family in Kyoto for over three centuries.
  • Tea, grown and processed, and kit, designed and crafted, entirely in Japan.
  • Set includes a 20 gram tin of rich Horai matcha: makes around 10 standard servings of matcha.
  • Recommendations: regular matcha (usucha) and thick matcha (koicha) drinks. In a latte, Horai is rich and creamy.

Product Description

Essential Matcha Kit

Matcha
What is Matcha?

Matcha is a type of Japanese green tea that is made by grinding shade-cultivated tea leaves into a fine powder. When making matcha, we add this powder to a bowl or mug, add water, whisk, and enjoy. This is a unique tea, since you consume the entire tea leaf when you drink it.

Essential Matcha Kit

Starter Kit

This kit contains a high-grade matcha with a velvety smooth texture, a simple white matcha tea bowl, a bamboo tea ladle for scooping matcha, a tea strainer for breaking up clumps in matcha powder, a whisk for whisking matcha, and a whisk stand for storing the whisk.

Contents:

Horai

Matcha Bowl

Tea Strainer

Horai - 20g

Our recommendation for people new to our matcha, Horai is a more light-hearted, smooth tea in the rich category. Its sweetness and umami are accompanied by a hint of bitterness.

Matcha Tea Bowl - Cream

Matcha is most often made in a tea bowl called a chawan. To enjoy, sip the freshly whisked tea directly from the chawan while holding it gently in both hands.

Tea Strainer (Chakoshi)

The Ippodo Tea Strainer is a high quality item, complete with receiving bowl. The handle of this fine stainless steel strainer and the bottom of the receiving bowl are decorated with Ippodo's seal.

Matcha Whisk

Whisk Stand

Ladle

Matcha Whisk (Chasen)

The chasen matcha whisk is an essential tool for making the perfect bowl of matcha.

Whisk Stand

This ceramic whisk holder allows your chasen to dry nicely in between matcha sessions.

Bamboo Tea Ladle (Chashaku)

The chashaku is a bamboo tea ladle used for putting powdered green tea (matcha) into a bowl. It is designed with a rounded tip to make scooping the powder easier.

Suggestions:

  • When preparing your matcha, sift the dry powder right before adding water. Sifted matcha is easier to whisk fully in a short time.
  • Whisk for seconds, not minutes. Whisking for very long can produce a bitter taste.
  • Nothing beats the chasen. The classic bamboo whisk (chasen) made for whisking matcha has many fine tips. This allows you to whisk up fragrant and well-mixed matcha drinks.
  • Sip and relax. Matcha tea is essentially tiny tea leaves mixed with water, so enjoy it before the leaves separate from the water.
  • Find your favorite taste: Experiment when making matcha by trying different ratios of water to matcha and water temperatures.
  • Temperature and flavor: Scalding hot water produces fragrance and sharpness. Cold water produces a misty, rich character with low foam. Comfortably hot water makes a balanced character.
  • Make it a latte: Add your favorite milk to matcha whisked with water. Adjust the ratios and experiment to find your favorite taste.

Ippodo Tea Store Front

About Ippodo Tea - Kyoto since 1717

Located in the heart of Kyoto, Ippodo Tea Co. has provided the highest quality Japanese green tea for over three centuries.

More than just a retailer, we are a multi-faceted tea company that carefully selects, blends, and crafts its tea. Our tasting team, led by our president, monitors the consistency of all of our blends.

Teas from Ippodo Tea are of the finest class, cultivated in the mountains of Kyoto and the surrounding area. This region is renowned for producing the highest grade of green tea in Japan, thanks largely to its mild misty climate, mineral-rich soil, and near-perfect balance of sunshine and rainfall.

Types of Ippodo Tea

Matcha plate

Gyokuro plate

Sencha plate

Bancha plate

Matcha

Matcha is a green tea that is made by grinding shade-cultivated tea leaves into a fine powder. Characterized by a rich aroma, mellow umami, and a vivid green color, this tea is a favorite in Japan and around the world.

Gyokuro

Gyokuro is a green tea that has an abundance of hearty-sweet umami flavor. With a dew-like aroma, less astringency, and a thick character, this tea is one for slowly sipping and savoring.

Sencha

Sencha brews a harmonious balance of umami, sweetness, bitterness, and astringency, with a bright fragrance like a sunny field. Enjoy sencha in the morning or afternoon, at mealtime or teatime. This classic green tea fits any occasion.

Bancha

Bancha teas are light-bodied, fragrant, and refreshing, with a variety of different aromas to choose from. Teas from this category are a good choice for something to drink throughout the day, every day.

Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 5 x 6 inches; 2.21 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ IPPODO TEA CO.
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09JBLXNJ6
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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Ingredients

Green tea

Directions

Whisk 1 tsp. of matcha with 2oz of 176°F water.

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andrea
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
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This kit has been a special joy everything in one place and clear instructions on how to make
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WC.
5.0 out of 5 stars I like it!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
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This is authentic Japanese tea set. I used this tea set many times and I definitely love it! The quality of all the equipment is good and brought me back to the times when I visited Japan!
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Buffy
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to properly make Japanese green tea
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022
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I have been very intriged to try the process of the many steps to making a cup of green tea from match powder along with all of the precious accessories that go along with it. To some degree there is a zen feeling when you make drinking tea a ritual. This set comes with all the essentials needed and while I use it for myself at home it makes for a great gift for someone who is new to green tea.

The one improvement that could be made to the set is to have designed a storage container to keep the entire set together inbetween uses. Other than that it is a very lovely set made in Japan.
I've listed below, each piece in the set with their own usefulness.

The strainer
The set comes with a strainer that allows you to separate the powder into feathery fine grains of tea dust before adding hot water to the tea. It is a small delicate silver sifter that comes with it's own back rest for setting it down and storing it safely.

Tea whisk
There is a traditional Japanese tea whisk made of bamboo that you use to stir the water into the tea. It is suggested in the directions to make the motion of an M when stirring, this is something I hadn't know before. It works very well in blending the tea powder into the water.

Whisk stand
I love the whisk stand. It is a lovely light blue and is a great solution for storing the tea whisk inbetween making tea. It looks nice on the counter when I'm using it and it stores the whisk upright in my pullout open drawer well.

Tea ladle
The long ladle scoop provides the proper measurement for making a single serving. It is long, delicate and cannot be in water. The suggestion is to wipe it with a cloth after use but never water. It is an attractive piece but I find it difficult to find the proper storage to keep it with the rest of the set. Instead it is long and utensil like so I opt for the utensil drawer.

Bowl
The bowl is the right size for tea making. It is not all that unusual but have a nice calming simple design. I do have a number of bowls this size that work just as well but it's helpful when you are gifting this as a set and want to provide everything one would need to make green tea. This bowl has the added benefit for me to be used solely for making green tea and so I can rest my tea strainer in it to save space in my small kitchen.

Matcha powder
I used the matcha that came in the kit. I am not used to match powder tea on it's own and found the taste to be quite strong for me. After trying it used it to make a matcha latte with sesame milk and that was the perfect use. The two flavors blended together beautifully and the matcha hinted more as a delicate accent.
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AimsInBrooklyn
5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Matcha Set
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021
This has everything you need to make a perfectly whisked matcha. I use my Ippodo matcha kit every day! (morning or afternoon, depending on my mood) The best part about this kit is that it's not just the tools, you also get a tin of Ippodo's premium matcha powder in the set.
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Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022
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The gift set is so beautiful. It has everything you need but the hot water. THe box looks nice. Everything is packed very securely, so it all came in perfect shape. I love the bowl, it has creamy color, but inside there is some white like if it had worn down from whisking the tea. There is a stamp on the outside near the bottom of the bowl. The matcha powder was nice. All the tools work well and seem to be a very good quality.
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lauren
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, stunning
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022
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This is just the perfect set. Everything is beautiful. The ritual of making matcha feels so special. The matcha itself is amazing - this brand is the best imho for quality and flavor. Highly recommend.
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