Is matcha tea just horrible? How do I make it taste nice?

In the summer I make a jar of it with slices of fresh ginger and a slug of apple juice and keep in the fridge. It’s spicy and quenching and the juice is a nice counter to the tea’s bitterness.

It tastes like grass. I actually like it, but I used to eat bits of grass a child so I guess for me it just reminds me of being a weird little kid eating grass.

I do think it’s better with oat milk though, but that doesn’t stop it tasting like grass it just makes it taste like liquid grass porridge.

It tastes like a front lawn.

Anything you put in there like syrups and whatnot will undo any of the supposed benefits, the best thing you can do is accept that you just spent £8 on finding out what matcha tastes like.

I’m not sure which one wins in taste; Matcha or Moringa, but I still drink them 😂

It is fishy as you have scalded the matcha.
Buy vanilla match powder. Put cold oat milk in a mug. Add 1tsp matcha in the oat milkwhisk with matcha. Add hot water. Drink...delicious.

@Greedybilly I feel your pain. I had the same experience and I have a bag of green powder sitting in my cupboard that I am loathe to bin because it cost £8. I've had some really delicious matcha drinks from cafes but my own have been resolutely DISGUSTING. I've tried with cold water first, with milk, with honey, with maple syrup and they are all just variations on repulsive!

This thread is making me realise that despite paying £8, i've bought cheap shit and I'll probably use it to feed the plants or to give to unwelcome guests!!!!

I’ve had real Japanese matcha in a tea ceremony, it was drinkable but didn’t inspire me to have it again, the little sweet treats also served were very tasty. It’s basically a fad and any health benefits are counteracted by the other ingredients these western matcha drinks contain. It shouldn’t have milk even

Life’s too short to put up with this, try baking with it, if you still don’t like it pass it on to a friend

https://nicetomatcha.co.za/blogs/the-matcha-edit/why-water-temperature-makes-or-breaks-your-matcha

if the water you are using is too hot, it will make it taste bitter. make sure the water is the right temp. Also check the amount you are using. It's not a full teaspoon, more like 1/3 or 1/2

I'm drinking it and actually enjoying it.
I'm repeating myself here, but it's lovely as a latte with foamed heated milk. I wouldn't drink it with water. I don't use any sweeteners/flavours though.

What? If you don’t like it just throw it away.

It's horrid isn't it!! Who is drinking it and actually enjoying it? Why is it everywhere? The whole thing is a giant mystery to me and I assumed it was just my taste palate being off, so glad I'm not going mad or missing something.

I drink green tea all the time but matcha is horrible. I've tried it all ways - even had matcha flavoured ice cream once. Horrible. Never known it to smell of fish though. I'd bin it. It's far more of a waste to drink something you hate. Or give it away.

I don’t mind a matcha latte but also like it plain. There are places in the UK that you can get a decent cup of matcha without the milk. I like the matcha at the stand in Japan House in Kensington and they sell nice little wagashi to go with it.

i love it but I would never drink it outside of Japan (yes I know how that sounds!). I lived in Japan and attended traditional tea ceremonies, and when you have it freshly brewed, with the lovely mochi sweets to go with it, it is amazing. The thought of mixing it into a latte or with ginger etc is revolting!
Maybe order some direct from a Japanese grocery store like Waso?

Don't give up so easily!!!!

Some was on offer at my local shop, so I tried it. Really didn't like it at first but it had grown on me by the end of the bag and I have now bought more!

I don't add anything to it other than water, and see it as the tea equivalent of an espresso.

🤢 give it away there’s nothing that would make me drink it.

I love matcha! Isn’t supposed to taste like fish though, more like grass.

How are you making it? I love an iced matcha made with milk and some syrup. Strawberry or vanilla.

have it with almond milk and a small bit of vanilla

Thanks. I’ll have a look.

I think it started with some companies applying the term to their highest quality teas but since the term isn’t regulated, anyone can slap it on anything, so a lot of stuff with that label now is far lower grade than the lowest quality stuff from decent suppliers.

If you’re really into good tea, then I’d personally recommend the organic genmaicha from Katsute 100. I bought some at a pop up stall that they had somewhere and it was really good, if expensive.

This!!
vile stuff

It's disgusting. Like really disgusting.

If it smells of fish you've overpaid for cheap shit.

Good matcha is lovely, smells like grass and green tea in the tin, when whisked with hot water is slightly bitter with a grassy flavour. I like it with a bit of honey to sweeten in coconut, soy or cow's milk - oat milk tastes nice but is a bit heavy.