Happiness can be as simple making your beverage your bestie. Although Malaysians are gaining favour for matcha, this emerald coloured drink is still underrated compared to the other more staple beverages like coffee and black tea. While many people cannot live without coffee and black tea, these drinks can be diurectic and disadvantageous to the skin and bones, not to mention addictive. The list of health benefits of drinking matcha was shared to me when I was introduced to Hakuga premium matcha powder. The list left me wishing that I knew the benefits of the oishi (delicious) drink earlier. This anti-oxidant-rich drink has a huge role in preserving beauty and health for men, women, children and even pregnant women.
Hakuga matcha powder originates from Shizuoka Kakegawa Japan, shade-grown and hand-picked in early spring for the most vibrant and tender tea leaves. At the top of the grade spectrum, Hakuga's premium ceremonial grade matcha powder has a clean green flavour with natural sweetness, mellowly tannic with a gentle umami note at the end. It doesn't leave me with jitters like coffee and sleeplessness like black tea does. I learnt how to make matcha latte which is now my new morning beverage!
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“Kekkou na otemae deshita” is what you tell the host to say "It was delicious" after drinking matcha.
Ms. Akari Miyasaka teaching me tea ettiquette.
Scroll down to learn how to drink matcha ceremonially |
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| Hakuga matcha powder originates from Shizuoka Kakegawa Japan, shade-grown and hand-picked in early spring for the most vibrant and tender tea leaves |
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| Hakuga matcha's world-class premium ceremonial grade powder has a clean green flavour with natural sweetness, mellowly tannic with a gentle umami note at the end. |
Some key benefits of Hakuga はくか matcha for pregnancy include:
- Enhancing bone strength
- Prevents from absorbing folic acid properly to prevent neural tube defects.
- Lower blood pressure by relaxing the arterial walls
- Rich in vitamin & proteins, which can help in growing a baby
- Controls gestational diabetes
- Improves immune system
- Keeping blood sugar under control
- Alleviates mood swings
- Resolves problems of skin
Some key benefits of Hakuga はくか matcha for men include:
- Boosts the clarity and function of the brain.
- Reduces cholesterol levels in the body.
- Helps prevent heart disease
- Increase sperm count
- Prevents erectile dysfunction
- Prevents erectile dysfunction ü Ensures better results at the gym
- Helps in the repair of damaged DNA
- Prevents hair loss and baldness
- Prevents Parkinson’s disease
Some key benefits of Hakuga はくか matcha for women include:
- Protect the liver
- Help stabilize harmful free radicals
- Improves brain function
- Prevent cancer
- Promote heart health
- Enhance weight loss
- Improves skin
- Lower cholesterol.
- Lower blood pressure
- Help arthritis
Some key benefits of Hakuga はくか matcha for children include:
- Good oral health
- Fights against flu
- Good for the heart and prevent clogged arteries
- Fights childhood obesity
- Improved concentration
- Improves skin, hair and bone density
- Boosts immune system
- Improves caffeine tolerance
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| This anti-oxidant-rich drink has a huge role in preserving beauty and health for men, women, children and even pregnant women. |
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| Ms Akari Miyasaka being the face of Hakuga |
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| Ms Akari representing beauty and health for Hakuga says that she drinks matcha every day because its oishi (delicious) |
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| Match tiramisu is delicous with its refreshing tannins |
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| Matcha in cheesecake |
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Switching coffee with matcha for a whole lot of beauty benefits for women.
Together with me is Hakuga's spokesperson Ms. Akari Miyasaki, a TikTok influencer who proves what drinking matcha every day can do to beauty and health. |
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| Fell in love with matcha when I was introduced to Hakuga. I will be drinking much more matcha than coffee from now on! |
How to drink matcha ceremonially
- Bow to the host and convey your gratitude to them by saying, “Otemae choudai itashimasu,” or “Thank you for the tea you have prepared.”
- Pick up the bowl with your right hand and place it upon your left hand.
- Show your gratitude by bowing your head slightly.
- Turn the bowl twice until its front is off-center to you. (The host should place the bowl with its front facing the guest. In many instances, there are patterns and designs on it.)
- Drink the tea. Ideally, you should finish the tea in 3 to 4 sips. Slurp the last mouthful. The sound of the slurping will convey how delicious the tea was.
- After finishing the tea, use your right thumb and forefinger to wipe the rim of the bowl where your mouth touched.
- Turn the bowl twice until its front is facing you.
- Place it down gently and say to the host, “Kekkou na otemae deshita,” or “It was very delicious.”
