Glossary

Usucha

Usucha is thin tea, the standard whisked way most people drink matcha.

Usucha usually uses a lower powder-to-water ratio than koicha and is the best baseline for judging whether a matcha is balanced on its own. When sites describe a tea as beginner-friendly or easy to drink, they are usually talking about how it behaves as usucha.

Related Terms

Koicha

Koicha is thick tea, made with much more matcha and far less water than ordinary bowls.

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Chasen

A chasen is the bamboo whisk used to disperse matcha and build foam.

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Matcha where usucha is a notable characteristic.

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