So I have a lot of matcha recipes, and you guys have a lot of questions about matcha.

我有很多抹茶食譜，你們也有很多關於抹茶的問題。

And today, I'll be answering all of them.

今天，我將一一作答。

Question 1: What is matcha?

問題 1：抹茶是什麼？

Well, it's actually a premium green tea that is planted in a certain way, and hand selected, steamed, aged, and then stone-grounded into matcha powder.

實際上，它是一種優質綠茶，以特定的方式種植，經過手工挑選、蒸煮、陳化，然後用石磨磨成抹茶粉。

It is usually prepared with a bamboo whisk,

通常使用竹製打蛋器製作、

and the most traditional and premium ones can be really really expensive.

而最傳統、最優質的產品可能真的非常昂貴。

And like tea leaves, which are infused in hot water,

就像茶葉一樣，在熱水中浸泡、

matcha powder is just a really combined with boiling water.

抹茶粉其實就是加了開水的粉末。

I'm no tea expert, but I was told you are suppose to use the bamboo whisk in a W-motion to froth the tea.

我不是茶葉專家，但有人告訴我，你應該用竹製打蛋器以 "W "形動作打泡茶葉。

The process of preparing matcha is actually a form of art for the Japanese,

對日本人來說，製作抹茶的過程實際上是一種藝術、

and it is performed in a lot of traditional ceremonies.

在很多傳統儀式中都有表演。

Because you are actually consuming the whole tea leaf,

因為你實際上喝的是整片茶葉、

matcha is way more nutritious than green tea.

抹茶比綠茶更有營養。

This is another question I get a lot,

這是我經常遇到的另一個問題、

and the answer is a solid "no."

答案是否定的；

These instant drinks use a lot of low-quality matcha powder, and they have a lot additives to it, so you cannot use it for baking.

這些速溶飲料使用了大量劣質抹茶粉，而且添加了大量添加劑，是以不能用於烘焙。

Now, onto the most popular question.

現在，我們來談談最熱門的問題。

I usually get mine at Japanese supermarkets, but I know a lot of you do not have one near by.

我通常在日本超市買，但我知道你們很多人附近沒有超市。

So I went and found 3 websites that sell matcha powder online.

於是，我在網上找到了 3 個銷售抹茶粉的網站。

So this is the first brand, and it comes in a tin

這就是第一個品牌，它是罐裝的

with a tin-foil packaging inside.

內有錫箔包裝。

Again, I'm no expert, so I'm not gonna compare the different brands.

再說一次，我不是專家，所以我不會對不同品牌進行比較。

But I did make sure these were all of good quality.

但我確保這些都是優質產品。

The second brand also in a tin, but without the tin-foil packaging.

第二個品牌也是罐裝的，但沒有錫箔包裝。

And you can see it's a really vibrant color.

你可以看到它的顏色非常鮮豔。

So this third one comes in a can. We have to open it

第三種是罐裝的。我們必須打開它

and then inside, you'll see this tin-foil packaging as well.

然後在裡面，你還會看到這種錫箔包裝。

Good quality matcha powder could get really expensive so if you just using it for baking, you can use cooking grade matcha.

優質抹茶粉價格不菲，如果只是用於烘焙，可以使用烹飪級抹茶粉。

These come in zip-lock bags making them really convenient to use and as you can see the color is actually really vibrant as well.

它們裝在密封袋中，使用起來非常方便，而且正如你所看到的，顏色也非常鮮豔。

However, the taste is of course not comparable to the ceremonial ones,

不過，其味道當然無法與禮儀用餐相提並論、

but they are way more affordable.

但它們更實惠。

Just want to let you guys know that I did ask these companies to send me their products

我只是想讓你們知道，我確實讓這些公司給我寄來了他們的產品

because it would be really expensive for me to get so much matcha powder.

因為對我來說，買這麼多抹茶粉真的很貴。

However, this video is not sponsored and I wasn't paid to say anything.

不過，這段視頻沒有贊助，我也沒有收錢說任何話。

Oh, by the way, I went to Google Live Chat.

哦，對了，我去 Google Live Chat 了。

I was wondering if you guys will be interested in a live chat/baking session with me;

我想知道你們是否有興趣與我進行一次即時哈拉/烘焙會話；

where we could make dessert, talk about random stuff, --I don't know~

在那裡，我們可以做甜點，聊些亂七八糟的事情，--我也不知道~

Let me know in the comments down below.

請在下面的評論中告訴我。

Hope this video is helpful for you guys

希望這段視頻對你們有所幫助

and I have a giveaway going on on my beauty channel. You can check that out~

我在我的美容頻道上有一個贈品活動。你可以去看看

And that's it for today, I'll see you guys next time.

今天就到這裡吧，我們下次再見。

Bye~

再見