List Price : $22.40
Sale Price : $17.23
- 4-ounce box
- Has a good flavor
- Green tea leaves are grounded to fine powder
SerendipiTea Matcha Culinary Grade, Organic Green Tea, 4-Ounce Box Overview
SerendipiTea Matcha Culinary Grade, Organic Green Tea, 4-Ounce Box Japenese Green Tea milled to a super fine powder. Perfect for baking & culinary recipes or for making lattes & smoothies.
SerendipiTea Matcha Culinary Grade, Organic Green Tea, 4-Ounce Box Review
#SerendipiTea Matcha Culinary Grade, Organic Green Tea, 4-Ounce Box Best Review# This morning I taste-tested 3 top-rated Matcha green teas that I recently purchased on Amazon.1. Serendipi Tea matcha culinary grade organic green tea from Japan, 4 oz. costs .43
(result: *****)
2. Tea Zone matcha green tea powder, 8 oz. costs .99 (Amazon sells this as `Matcha Green Tea Powder By Malden Tea', but my black foil packaging label says it's made by Tea Zone)
(result: ****)
3. Liquid Jade powdered matcha green tea 100% organic, 3 oz. Cost .46
(result: ***)
Recipe:
I made 3 different cups of `green tea latte' with the following method:
1 tsp tea powder,
mixed with filtered water into a smooth paste,
added to 1/3 cup hot soymilk + 1/3 cup boiling water + 1 tsp raw agave nectar,
frothed into a Latte-style tea with hand-pump device.
NOTE: I am a scientist. Each cup was clearly labeled. I tasted the teas side-by-side, taking 3 sips of each before proceeding to next sample. I tasted in random order until all 3 cups were consumed. Total time: 15 minutes. I took lots of notes and drew graphs etc.
Result:
Serendipi Tea (5+ stars) won for sweet smooth flavor, amazing long lasting froth bubbles, and the fact it's organic!! Cost: .30/oz but worth it. Note on the packaging: For those reviewers complaining of the green tea powder leaking, I have to point out that it's hand packed, with a note explaining that you must pack it yourself in an airtight and light-blocking container. Fine with me, since this is the best tea I've found, and the act of packing it myself is itself a ZEN moment in which I feel a connection to the individual soul who packed the brown bag by hand just for me. You decide.
Tea Zone (Malden Tea) (4+ stars) came in second for a very nice flavor, but the frothy bubbles popped sooner than the Serendipi Tea, making for a lower rating, and plus, it isn't organic. But it gets extra points for its low cost: .12/oz (can't beat it for a daily tea).
Liquid Jade (3 stars) was an O.K. tea, ever-so-slightly more bitter than the other two I taste tested, and almost a chalky feeling (perhaps it was ground into larger particles than the other teas). Yes it's organic, always a plus, but at a cost of .15/oz, no way will I buy this again when I can get TeaZone 4 stars for a third this cost, and Serendipi Tea 5 stars for significantly less money as well. So long Liquid Jade (though I do love your container and I'll save it.)
Opened the box to find matcha powder spilled inside - Gelato Vero -
I opened the box and discovered that the inner bag of matcha powder was opened and spilling all over. It was a huge mess. I called the customer service at SerendipiTea and left a message for them to call me back. Didn't hear from them. Called them again later in the week and left a message asking if the inner bag was supposed to be sealed and if I should be concerned that it was opened. Never heard back from them. I know that this stuff is hand packed and all, but if it is packaged so that the tea won't stay in the bag...
Good matcha - Nikki Guerlain - Portland
I've never had bad matcha but this is very nice. I mix it in lemon ginger soup. Very nom nom.
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