Matcha latte with Little Match Studio

SO THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS, HOW DO YOU MAKE GREAT TASTING MATCHA LATTES AT HOME? IT’S ALWAYS THE IDEA THAT MATCHA TASTES BETTER WHEN SOMEONE MAKES IT FOR YOU RIGHT? WHAT IF I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE THAT PERFECT DELICIOUS CREAMY MATCHA LATTE AT HOME THAT TASTE JUST A DELICIOUS? ALSO THIS WILL SAVE TONS OF MONEY OVER TIME, NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT, YOU ARE MAKING BETTER LATTES THAN THOSE COFFEE SHOPS~ LET’S GET TO THE POINT AND MAKE YOU THAT PERFECT COZY CUP OF MATCHA~ WHAT YOU WILL NEED IS A PREMIUM QUALITY MATCHA POWDER PREFERABLY FROM JAPAN. TRUST ME THIS WILL ENSURE THE BEST TASTING MATCHA YET. LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT SAYS SINGLE ORIGIN. (HERE IS HOW TO FIND GOOD QUALITY MATCHA)

TOOLS AND WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 

- HIGH QUALITY "CEREMONIAL" GRADE MATCHA
- A LITTLE MATCH-A BOWL (CHAWAN)
- BAMBOO WHISK (CHASEN)
- BAMBOO SCOOP (CHASHAKU)
- TEA STRAINER
- AND YOUR FAVORITE LITTLE MATCH STUDIO MUG

INSTRUCTIONS:

START BY SOAKING YOUR BAMBOO WHISK IN WARM WATER TO SOFTEN AND PREP THE PRONGS FOR WHISKING. DOING THIS WILL HELP KEEP
YOUR WHISK TIPS FROM BREAKING AND ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY IT NEEDS TO EASILY MIX AND AIRATE YOUR MATCHA.  SIFT 2 CHASHAKU 
SCOOPS (2G) OF MATCHA (FIND A GOOD QUALITY MATCHA) IN YOUR LITTLE MATCH-A BOWL THROUGH A STRAINER, TO 
RELEASE ANY REMAINING CLUMPS.  THIS WOULD MAKE YOUR MATCHA SILKY SMOOTH ~ (SOME PEOPLE SKIP THIS STEP BUT BY 
INCORPORATING THIS INTO YOUR MATCHA RITUAL IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE END, TRUST ME YOU DON'T WANT TO BE 
DRINKING ANY POWDER CLUMPS.)  THEN ADD 70ML OF WATER AT 175*F / 80*C.  HAVING BOILING WATER IS NOT IDEAL SINCE 
IT CAN CHANGE THE FLAVOR AND CAUSE YOUR MATCHA TO BE BITTER. THEN WITH THE CHASEN (BAMBOO WHISK), BEGIN TO 
WHISK IN A FAST ZIGZAG MOTION TO FROTH AND AIRATE THE MATCHA.  DO NOT PRESS YOU BAMBOO WHISK DOWN TOWARDS 
THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL, THE WHISK SHOULD ALWAYS HOVER JUST A LITTLE WITHOUT HAVING YOUR WHISK SCRAPING THE BOWL 
WHEN MIXING. (IF YOU ARE NEW TO MAKING MATCHA, DON'T WORRY YOUR WRIST WILL GET BETTER AT WHISKING OVER 
TIME, IT JUST TAKES PRACTICE).  A THIN LAYER OF FOAM SHOULD APPEAR AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF FROTHING.  HERE I WOULD LIKE TO 
ALSO ADD A DASH OF AGAVE FOR A HINT OF SWEETNESS. (ADD AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE, THIS IS PERSONAL PREFERENCE) THEN WHISK ONCE 
MORE AND POUR INTO YOUR FAVORITE LITTLE MATCH STUDIO MUG AND ADD IN ABOUT 6-8OZ OF HOT MILK AND IF YOU CAN MAKE LATTE 
ART THAT IS A BONUS! (I LOVE MY MATCHA LATTES WITH OAT MILK) NOW YOU HAVE MADE A PERFECT CUP OF MATCHA LATTE. ENOY! PLEASE
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND IF YOU GIVE IT A TRY!