Frothy Whisked Matcha Green Tea
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen and NYT Cooking.
Sifted matcha is whisked to a paste with a little 80 °C water, then whisked briskly with the rest until covered in fine green foam.
Based on the listed ingredients, none of the 14 major EU allergens. Always check product labels.
Method
- 1
Warm the bowls. Pour some hot water into each bowl to warm it, then pour it away and dry the whisk. Let the 140 ml water cool to 80 °C; boiling water makes matcha bitter.
- 2
Sift. Sift 2 g matcha into each bowl to break up any lumps.
- 3
Make a paste. Add 15 ml of the water to each bowl and whisk gently into a smooth paste with no dry spots.
- 4
Whisk to a froth. Add the remaining water, about 55 ml per bowl, and whisk briskly in a zigzag 'M' motion from the wrist for 20-30 seconds, until covered in fine, pale green foam. Lift the whisk out from the centre.
- 5
Serve. Drink straight away, before the powder settles. For a milder, longer drink, stir in up to 120 ml more 80 °C water after whisking.
Storage
Best made and drunk at once; it doesn't keep. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
Why this label?
0.6 g protein for 6 kcal = 10 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 40% of the energy. High Protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
- Total fat: 15 % of energy (limit ≤ 30%)
- Saturated fat: 0 % of energy (limit < 10%)
- Free sugars: 0 % of energy (limit < 10%)
- Salt: 0 g (limit ≤ 0.02 g)
- Fibre or fruit & veg: 0.8 g fibre / 0 g veg (limit ≥ 0.1 g fibre or 80 g fruit & veg)
Per serving, worked out from the nutrition table against our rule based on the WHO healthy diet guidance. Not endorsed by WHO.
EU nutrition claims
- Low energy: 10 kcal per 100 ml (limit ≤ 20 kcal)
- Low fat: 0.2 g fat per 100 ml (limit ≤ 1.5 g)
- Low saturated fat: 0 g saturated fat per 100 ml, 0% of energy (limits ≤ 0.75 g and ≤ 10%)
- Sugar-free: 0 g sugars per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.5 g)
- Low salt: 0 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 59 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving (1 bowl (2 g matcha)): no approved value. USDA SR Legacy and Ciqual have no caffeine value for matcha powder. Matcha is the whole ground leaf, so a serving has more caffeine than a cup of brewed green tea (about 29 mg).
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. EFSA
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- kettle and thermometer
- fine tea strainer or small sieve
- 2 wide tea bowls (or cereal bowls)
- bamboo matcha whisk (chasen) or small milk frother
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 6 kcal |
| Protein | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.8 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0.8 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
10 g meets High Protein (≥ 5 g, 20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
