Otsuka Seicha Matcha — Kakegawa, Shizuoka · 50 g · Pre-order

Pre-order · next batch ships from 6 November

Our bags sold out at the stand. A fresh shipment from Shizuoka lands in Amsterdam in early November, and pre-orders are reserved from that batch first. Order now to claim your bag before it reaches the counter. Pre-orders are packed in order of reservation and are expected to ship from 6 November. You will get an email with tracking as soon as your bag is on its way.

This is the matcha we whisk every day at Matcha Atelier, our Japanese matcha stand inside MOAK Pancakes City Center in Amsterdam.

• Otsuka Seicha (大塚製茶), a family tea house in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan, founded in 1869
• Ceremonial-grade Japanese matcha from Shizuoka, Japan's leading tea region*
• 50 g resealable bag, around 25 bowls of usucha or lattes (2 g each)
• Selected by our founder Saki, who grew up in Shizuoka among the tea fields

*"Ceremonial grade" is not an official grade in Japan; it is the international name for the everyday drinking matcha that Japanese households whisk at home. This matcha is not certified organic.

How Saki makes it

Usucha (pure): sift 2 g of matcha into a bowl, add 70 ml of water at about 80 °C and whisk briskly in an M-shape with a bamboo chasen until a fine foam forms.

Matcha latte: whisk 2–3 g of matcha with 40 ml of water at about 80 °C, then pour over 200 ml of warm or iced milk. Oat milk works beautifully.

Strawberry matcha: spoon strawberry purée into a glass, add ice and milk, then pour the whisked matcha on top. Our best-seller at the stand.

Store cool, dry and sealed. Once opened, keep it in the fridge and use it within a few weeks for the brightest colour and flavour.

Shipping

Pre-orders ship from 6 November. Shipped within the Netherlands and Belgium: € 2,95, free from € 50 (two bags). Or visit our stand: Jodenbreestraat 144 H, Amsterdam, daily 10:00–17:30.

Bowl, whisk and scoop shown in the photos are not included.