MATCHA, MATCHA MAN (An Update)
Yo.
So further research on matcha revealed to me that I may have used water that was too hot, which may have messed with the flavor. So today I:
1) used water at the oft-recommended temperature of 175 degrees;
2) used the higher recommended amount of matcha powder (1 teaspoon)
Picture of result:
And the taste?
Yup. Still nothing.
I reiterate from yesterday: my chemical senses are so broken, man.
MATCHA, MATCHA MAN (I wanna be…a matcha man!)
In my “One of These Teas Must Taste Like Something, Dammit” quest, I bought some matcha powder when I was in the States. Y’know the stuff that apparently has a super strong taste.
“Matcha has a bright, vegetal, and slightly bitter taste, with notes of sweetness and umami” according to Artful Tea.
Pic of final product:
It looks like someone took the wet grass clippings from under a lawn mower and squeezed the liquid into a cup, huh?
Want to guess what it tastes like to me?
My chemical senses are so broken, man.
I guess I just can’t taste ANY OF THESE DAMN TEAS THEN
So remember back at the beginning of the month when I tried a new type of tea and couldn’t taste it?
Well, here is my tea collection now:
The only one I can taste is the green tea, and just barely. I think if I were blindfolded, I could tell that it was not just water but maybe water mixed with something else. But for all those other teas?
NOTHING.
They all taste like hot water and ONLY hot water.
Even when they’re room temperature or cold, they just taste like water.
HOW?
Does smell really contribute that much to the tea experience? Or is my sense of taste broken as well?
(Note that I’ll keep drinking these; I may not be able to taste them, but tea has some health benefits, so I might as well get ‘em.)
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