"As New Year's resolutions go, one of the top has to be to swallow more green stuff. Filling the plate with veggies is one option, but what if it's possible to consume greens as a smooth, unctuous sip of sweet-umami deliciousness? Matcha lattes are just that! Green, tasty and entirely New Year's resolution-friendly. Aside from pleasing flavor, matcha is prized for its health benefits. It is packed with polyphenols, catechin, vitamins, minerals and fiber."
"Good matcha lattes start with high quality green tea leaves that are ground fine, creating a powder that is whisked into one or more types of milk, including macadamia, cashew, almond, coconut, oat and dairy. Most canned and bottled versions include a bit of sugar, and often incorporate various health-boosting ingredients such as pea protein, mushroom extracts and occasionally adaptogens or mood enhancers such as MCT, which is derived from coconut or palm kernel oil."
"Great matcha lattes are delicious and refreshing. The very best are made with top quality matcha powder known as "ceremonial matcha." Whisked into liquid at just the right temperature, the resulting drink has smooth, slightly vegetal, earthy flavor and a subtle, sweet aftertaste. The result is a velvety beverage that's beyond delicious. Sadly, many things can go wrong with a matcha latte. Poor quality powder, wrong temperatures,"
Matcha is packed with polyphenols, catechin, vitamins, minerals and fiber credited with lowering blood pressure and bad cholesterol, fighting inflammation and improving insulin sensitivity, with some evidence of anti-cancer benefits. Matcha lattes are available at coffee shops and in canned or bottled forms. Good matcha lattes start with ground green tea whisked into milks such as macadamia, cashew, almond, coconut, oat or dairy. Many commercial versions include sugar and ingredients like pea protein, mushroom extracts, adaptogens or MCT oil. Ceremonial matcha and correct temperatures produce a smooth, vegetal, sweet, velvety beverage; poor powder or temperatures can spoil it.
Read at The Mercury News
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