Holding clear ice cub with bamboo tongs and placing it in vibrant green matcha tea base in cream ceramic Japanese teacup

Iced Matcha

Name: How to Make Iced Matcha (Recipe)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon matcha; 60 mL (2 oz) water; 1-2 ice cubes

Prepare matcha with hot water and cool it rapidly with plenty of ice. A cool, refreshing taste with a brilliant fragrance.

1. Sift matcha

2g (0.07 oz)

1.5 heaping tea ladles or 1 level teaspoon.

Sifting matcha through Ippodo Chakoshi tea strainer into cream ceramic teacup with handle using Chashaku bamboo tea ladle

2. Add hot water

60 mL (2 oz)

80°C (176°F)

Pour boiling water into a teacup to cool it to 80°C, then pour into tea bowl.

Pouring hot water from white porcelain teacup into cream ceramic tea bowl containing vibrant green sifted matcha

3. Whisk

15 seconds

Whisk vigorously 15 seconds, making an "M" shape.

Whisking vibrant green matcha tea in ceramic tea bowl using Chasen bamboo whisk with zigzag

4. Add ice

1-2 ice cubes

Add ice, mix slightly, and it's ready!

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