Matcha is not just a newest drink fashion or something you prefer when you’re not drinking coffee. Matcha is also not a trendy drink that Hollywood actors drink gallon by gallon. Matcha dates back to about a thousand years ago, a time when dynasties ruled China and Shogun clans ruled Japan. So, now we will tell you about the history of Matcha.
The origins of Matcha go back to the Tang Dynasty of China. Tang Dynasty 7. Century 10. it has survived until the XVIII century. During this time, the Tang Dynasty made tea leaves into steaming bricks, facilitating the transportation of the tea harvest and then the tea trade in this way. These tea bricks were prepared by roasting and grinding the leaves, and then mixing the resulting tea powder with water and salt.
However, 10-13. the Song Dynasty, which reigned for many centuries, gained fame due to the fact that it greatly popular dec this form of tea preparation. Eisai, a Japanese Buddhist monk, has spent most of his life researching Buddhism in China. in 1191, Eisai returned to Japan and brought with him the powdered green tea preparation methods and tea seeds of Zen Buddhists to his country Yesilin. It is suggested that Eisai’s seeds, brought from China, are the ancestor of the highest quality tea leaves in Japan.
Eisai then planted these seeds on the temple grounds in Kyoto, the home of the Kamakura Shogunate. During the Kamakura Shogunate, matcha was produced only in extremely limited quantities and was therefore considered a luxury status symbol.
Shortly after Eisai’s return to Japan, Zen Buddhists developed a new method for growing the green tea plant. Yesilin is a green tea plant. Tencha was developed by growing the yesil tea plant under shady conditions – this method was largely used to maximize the health benefits of matcha.