Ukulungisa i-Matcha Evela Emaqabini e-Tencha Agaywe Ngetshe — Izinga Lomcimbi Wetiye LaseJapani

I-tencha uhlobo oluthile lweqabunga olusetshenziselwa i-matcha — izitshalo ze-Camellia sinensis zifakwa emthunzini ngaphansi kwezindonga zomhlanga noma zelineni izinsuku ezingu-20-30 ngaphambi kokuvuna. Umthunzi uphoqa isitshalo ukuthi sikhiqize i-chlorophyll ne-L-theanine okwengeziwe, okunika i-matcha umbala oluhlaza omangalisayo nesithako se-umami. Ngemuva kokufutha ngomlilo ukuvimba i-oxidation, iziqu nemithambo kususwa amaqabunga omiswe avundlile.

Faka amaqabunga e-tencha efaneleni yesigayo setshe sesandla bese uphendula itshe elingaphezulu kancane — cishe ijika elilodwa ngesekhondi. Izindonga zegranite zigaya izingcezu zamaqabunga ezephukayo zibe umpuphu ocoliseke kakhulu onosayizi wobukhulu bezinhlayiyana obu-5-20 micrometer. Isigayo sesandla sikhiqiza cishe ama-30-40 g e-matcha ngehora. Hlanza umpuphu ngesihlungi esincane ukususa izinhlayiyana ezinkulu.

Shisisa i-chawan ngokuyigcwalisa phakathi ngamanzi ashisayo uyiyeke umzuzu owodwa, bese uthela amanzi uyesule yome. Cwilisa i-chasen emanzini ashisayo amasekhondi angu-30 ukuthambisa amazinyo oqalo. Kala izipuni ezimbili ze-matcha (cishe ama-2 g) nge-chashaku endisheni eshisiswe.

Thela ama-70 ml amanzi ashisayo aku-70-80°C phezu kompuphu we-matcha. Ungasebenzisi amanzi abilayo — ukushisa okungaphezu kuka-80°C kushisa ama-amino acid anomnandi kudale ubaba. Nge-chasen, phehla ngamandla ngomsindo we-W noma we-M amasekhondi angu-15-20 kuze kube nesendlalelo esilinganayo segwebu elicolisekile esimboza ubuso.

Emcimbini wetiye waseJapane (chanoyu), umsingathi uhambisa indishi ngobuso bayo obheke esivakashini. Isivakashi siphendula indishi kabili ngokwewashi ngaphambi kokunatha ukugwema ukunatha ngobuso — isibonakaliso sokuthobeka. Phuza i-matcha ngamahlobo amathathu. I-matcha kufanele iphuzwe ngaphakathi kwemizuzu embalwa ngemuva kokuphehla ngoba umpuphu uhlala ngokushesha.