That bag will either say "culinary-grade matcha" or "ceremonial-grade matcha". If you're familiar with this distinction, you might be a little miffed seeing the culinary grade stuff come out.

Culinary-grade matcha is better for baking. “Culinary-grade should have a more intense taste, so that it can stand up to sweetness or dairy or whatever else it mingles with, ” Puyane says.

Ah, the matcha versus coffee debate. Both have been around for centuries, but as the former gains popularity, more and more ...

If a cafe serves their matcha pre-sweetened, they’re most likely serving a lower, culinary grade. Pre-mixed sugar is added to mask the bitterness of a later harvest, signaling a lower quality.

The new menu includes an oat matcha latte (available hot or iced), a matcha lemonade and a pink guava iced matcha latte. Each drink is made with oat milk by default, but customers can opt for any ...

while “culinary grade” is encouraged for use in lattes or recipes. “High-end ceremonial matcha tastes kind of savory, and you can even taste notes of nori, or seaweed,” Liang says.

A new matcha brand is mixing up Los Angeles’ caffeine scene – and is now in Westwood. Ministry of Coffee added Nekohama matcha to its menu in October.