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4901 W. Warwick
Chicago, IL 60641
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TASTE of MATCHA SET | |
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ENJOYING CHANOYU SET | |
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KOYAMA-EN
TEA
NEWS: MATCHAandMORE's matcha is free from radiation.
Koyama-en tea company had radiation tests done on samples of the May 2011 crop of tea leaves taken from 3 areas in Uji, Japan (about 500 miles from the disaster area). The results were NEGATIVE for iodine 131 and cesium 134 and 137. Click on these links to see copies of the test results (certificate1, certificate2, certificate3). They will continue to monitor the health and safety of their tea.
| ORGANIC Gold Mark Kinshirushi Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g -$37
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40g
-$63 |
| Kinshirushi / Gold Mark is Koyama-en's organic thick tea matcha. It is certified by JAS, which is the standard in Japan. |
| ORGANIC Silver Mark Ginshirushi Usucha / Thin Tea |
20g
-$25 |
40g
-$36 |
| Ginshirushi / Silver Mark is Koyama-en's organic matcha. It is certified by JAS, which is the standard in Japan. |
| TENJYU Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$72 |
40g
-$144 |
 - The best tea from heavenKoyama-en's finest, prize-winning matcha |
100g
- $360 |
200g
- $720 |
| CHOUAN Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$51 |
40g
-$99 |
 - Name of a city in China from where tea was brought
to Japan |
100g
- $240 |
200g
- $475 |
| EIJYU Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$45 |
40g
-$78 |
 - Long life |
100g
- $188 |
200g
- $370 |
| KEICHI
NO MUKASHI Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$45 |
40g
-$78 |
 - Joyous feeling Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
100g
- $188 |
200g
- $370 |
| SHOUN
NO MUKASHI Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$41 |
40g
-$63 |
 - Pines and clouds Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
100g
- $153 |
200g
- $302 |
SHOKA
NO MUKASHI Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$41 |
40g
-$63 |
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 - Pine flower Zabosai Oiemoto okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $153 |
200g
- $302 |
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20g
-$36 |
40g
-$54 |
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 - Joyous clouds Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $130 |
200g
- $255 |
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UNKAKU Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$36 |
40g
-$54 |
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 - Cranes flying through white clouds
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100g
- $130 |
200g
- $255 |
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KINRIN Koicha / Thick Tea |
20g
-$30 |
40g
-$44 |
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 - Profound within the most profound
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100g
- $99 |
200g
- $195 |
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ZUISEN
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
20g
-$29 |
40g
-$42 |
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 - Joyous spring Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $90 |
200g
- $179 |
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SEIJO
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
20g
-$28 |
40g
-$40 |
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 - Pure Peace Zabosai Oiemoto okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $81 |
200g
- $161 |
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TAMA
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
20g
-$28 |
40g
-$40 |
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 - Jewels Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $81 |
200g
- $161 |
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WAKOU Usucha / Thin Tea |
20g
-$28 |
40g
-$40 |
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 - Peaceful light
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100g
- $81 |
200g
- $161 |
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20g
-$25 |
40g
-$36 |
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 - Infinite way
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100g
- $63 |
200g
- $125 |
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20g
-$25 |
40g
-$36 |
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 - Pines and oak trees Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
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100g
- $63 |
200g
- $125 |
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CHIGI
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
- $33 |
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 - A thousand trees, a reference to the trees that
are planted every 20 years for the rebuilding of Ise Shrine, considered
the birth place of Japan and the most revered shrine
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100g
- $51 |
200g
- $99 |
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ISUZU Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$29 |
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 - Fifty bells, a reference to the purifying river
that flows through Ise Shrine
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100g
- $42 |
200g
- $81 |
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AOARASHI Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$25 |
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 - Green storm
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100g
- $35 |
200g
- $64 |
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| SHOURAI Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$95 |
 - Wind through the pine trees Shorai-en's finest matcha |
| SHIUN Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$78 |
 - Purple Cloud Tantansai okonomi / favored teas |
| KISHOU
NO MUKASH Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$63 |
 - Joyous pine trees |
| KINRYOU Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$54 |
 - Golden dragon |
| HOUSHOU
NO MUKASHI Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$44 |
 - Abundant pines Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
| KASHOU Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$44 |
 - Happiness and joy Tantansai okonomi / favored tea |
| WAYU
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$37 |
 - Harmony among friends |
| CHIYO
NO HIKARI Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$36 |
 - Light of 1000 years Tantansai okonomi / favored tea |
| KIKU
MUKASHI Koicha / Thick Tea |
40g
-$36 |
 - Eternity |
| SATSUSATSU
NO MUKASHI Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$30 |
 - Refreshing Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
| KONOMI
NO SHIRO Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$30 |
 - Favorable |
| HOUCHO Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$27 |
 - Signs
of richness Tantansai okonomi / favored tea |
| HOUUN Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$27 |
 - Precious clouds Hounsai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
| MIDORI MUKASHI | 40g
-$27 |
 - Greenery |
| CHIGA
NO URA Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$27 |
 - 1000 treasures along the seashore Tantansai okonomi / favored tea |
| ZUIHO Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$25 |
 - Joyous fragrance |
| KIRI
NO KAGE Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$25 |
 - Shade of the paulownia Tantansai Daisosho okonomi / favored tea |
| SHIOGAMA Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$25 |
 - Stove to make salt from sea water |
| KURETAKE Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$23 |
 - Giving bamboo |
| TOKIWA Usucha / Thin Tea |
40g
-$21 |
 - Evergreen / Eternity |
Which matcha to choose?It can be confusing to choose from many blends. The quality is reflected in the price. The higher priced matcha have a more complex, smoother, rounded flavor and a gentle, natural sweetness. The difference in flavor among the blends of matcha is more subtle than with steeped teas. For a beginner, choose a thin tea in the middle range. We offer our Taste of Matcha set, which includes 20g of Shouhaku thin tea and a bamboo whisk. A bamboo whisk is a necessity to properly prepare a bowl of matcha; a wire whisk will not produce the light, fine foam that is part of what makes matcha so delicious.
Thick tea or thin tea?The powder for thick tea and thin tea look the same; however, the quality of matcha powder for thick tea is the absolute best. The tea leaves for thick tea are still picked by hand; they are the new, young leaves from older plants. To prepare a bowl of thick tea, there is proportionally more tea and less water, and using a bamboo whisk, they are blended into a creamy smooth mixture, similar to a creamy soup. A bowl of thick tea is concentrated, therefore, the matcha needs to be of the highest quality for the most delicious flavor. To prepare a bowl of thin tea, there is less matcha and more water and again, using a bamboo whisk, they are whipped together into a light, frothy mixture. (See How to Make a Bowl of Matcha) Matcha powder for thick tea makes a very delicious bowl of thin tea. For more information about matcha, see What is Matcha.