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i want to make green tea ice cream, matcha powder is needed for this, i have none.
i have some green tea bags though, if i ground the contents with a coffee grinder would this be close to the same thing as matcha powder?
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The other person who answered No is correct!
Matcha is not just ground up green tea, it's a specific type of tea, produced in a particular way. The closest type of leaf tea to matcha that you can get in the US is called Gyokuro, but even this is going to be not quite like matcha if you grind it up.
The following article, which I maintain, explains what makes matcha special:
http://ratetea.com/style/matcha/123/
You can grind up green tea, and it will make a powder...but it would just be powdered green tea. It would likely taste rather astringent and not be as smooth or good tasting as matcha.
If you want to make ice cream though, you can buy culinary grade matcha (as opposed to ceremonial grade matcha, for drinking) which is a bit cheaper. The site I link to has listings of different sources of matcha. Unfortunately, this is not my strong area in tea, so I don't really have any recommendations of what sources are better than others. I will say, it's generally safest to buy Japanese teas like matcha from a company specializing in Japanese teas.
Good luck!
The other person who answered No is correct!
Matcha is not just ground up green tea, it's a specific type of tea, produced in a particular way. The closest type of leaf tea to matcha that you can get in the US is called Gyokuro, but even this is going to be not quite like matcha if you grind it up.
The following article, which I maintain, explains what makes matcha special:
http://ratetea.com/style/matcha/123/
You can grind up green tea, and it will make a powder...but it would just be powdered green tea. It would likely taste rather astringent and not be as smooth or good tasting as matcha.
If you want to make ice cream though, you can buy culinary grade matcha (as opposed to ceremonial grade matcha, for drinking) which is a bit cheaper. The site I link to has listings of different sources of matcha. Unfortunately, this is not my strong area in tea, so I don't really have any recommendations of what sources are better than others. I will say, it's generally safest to buy Japanese teas like matcha from a company specializing in Japanese teas.
Good luck!
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