AIBU - Matcha is disgusting

[PennyThought]

Matcha tastes like rubbish and I do not understand why people pretend to like the taste of this green bile.

I have tried it cold with various types of "milk" and even real milk, added ice and flavoured and plain syrups.

Despite all the effort and promises of enjoyment, this "drink" makes me feel like I spent good money on off cuts of grass from the neighbours garden recycling.

Currently, Starbucks offers this amazing blend for £7.50, for a grande, because it's full of "protein" 🤔

I have also tried to wear leggings and update my Botox, but the disgusting taste remains.

YABU - add eco friendly things (like crickets) or add alcohol and try again
YANBU - people drink grass because it's trendy and they like to waste money

I really like it 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s filth. You are right

You're not wrong. Its horrible

I bought matcha covered chocolate almonds and they smelt of dead fish. This is the limit of my matcha experience.

“I have also tried to wear leggings and update my Botox, but the disgusting taste remains.”

eh?

I like matcha (although don’t drink loads of it). I think that tea tastes like Margaret thatchers socks.

It is utterly revolting stuff.

Real matcha has incredibly health benefits - the real thing tastes quite bitter and not v nice imo but I quite like in desserts, or drunk in a slow ceremonial way

You’re pouring your money down the drain on some boll0cks Starbucks ba5tardisation of matcha, full of calories, crap and dairy (it shouldn’t have any dairy!) and wondering why it tastes bad. I’d be surprised if it even has any real high quality health-giving matcha in it

Matcha tastes like weeds mixed with milk.

I recently tried a matcha pudding, it tasted like “tea” to me

i don’t drink tea, but I found the matcha wasn’t that flavoursome or objectionable 🤷‍♀️ not going to rush to try again

You have a point about Starbucks being crap, in many ways, true.

However, I have tried organic matcha powder, with and without dairy, and it was still revolting. Much like the seaweed powder trend.

Hard pass.

So pretty, so gross 🤢

I like it. I like how it tastes of both tea and vegetables at the same time.

Just whisked up with hot water is nice on mornings when I want to lay off milk. I can't abide ordinary tea without milk, but matcha is mild and creamy (unless you make it with water that is too hot).

I also like it whisked up cold with milk (or almond milk) and cocoa powder.

Wouldn't try any of the flavoured varieties and wouldn't buy it (or anything) at Starbucks.

ha - references a thread recently that said all school mums wear leggings, have botox and drink matcha 😉

And the green hue it leaves on your teeth, lips or both.

I wonder it matcha will turn out to be like coriander where people have completely experiences when tasting it. To me it’s a bit grassy but it doesn’t prompt anything like a sense of disgust when I drink it. Diluted in milk it’s barely even there as a flavour.

I want to like it. My DIL always has it whenever we go out for lunch and it always looks so pretty. Tastes like I’ve licked the lawn mower blade tho!

Tights, surely? I just can't picture her in socks.

Also, I'm pretty sure her tights/socks would taste like some sort of lavender talcum powder rather than sweat - probably closer to a herbal tea than proper tea.

I tried real matcha in Japan and oh my gosh it was grim. Matcha here is better but still not my cup of tea.

What? I don’t get the not understanding. Different people like different things, surely this is not a surprise. I can’t stand it myself but then, I like coriander and I know many don’t, which is okay as we are all different.

I’m sure that I read that she secretly wore white gym socks pulled up over her leggings?
Lavender talc matcha-yum.

I like a plain matcha latte, but I really like bitter things anyway.

It's funny how tea sometimes tastes/smells of fish. All tea,not just matcha, but only sometimes. Very odd. Feels like some sort of glitch in the Matrix.

It’s so gross! Total waste of a fiver. I took a big slurp cos I was thirsty too

It does taste like grass....but i like that 🤷‍♀️