Japanese Green Tea

The key to green tea’s health benefits is polyphenols and the antioxidant power which is far greater than that of vitamin C and vitamin E in protecting DNA from the kind of free radical damage now thought to increase the risk of cancer.

Matcha green tea (Camellia sinensis) is natural tea made from selected handpicked young, leaves, which are steamed when fresh-cut, and then rolled and dried and then ground into a fine powder. This method avoids oxidization which produces tannins and causes the colour to change the tea to oolong tea and to black tea, which greatly diminishes the tea's medicinal value.

In the traditional zen art of Chado, commonly known as the ‘Tea Ceremony’, fine matcha powder is infused into ceramic bowls and whisked to a froth. The tea drinker, therefore, consumes the entire tea leaf.

Try our ‘in-house’ café matcha for your health and enjoyment.