What is matcha coffee and how is it made?

Matcha coffee, often called green tea coffee, is a flavored latte that combines espresso with matcha or green tea. Many cafés serve a matcha latte that contains no coffee at all, so the ingredients decide what lands in the cup: a plain matcha latte is tea and milk only, while the coffee version adds a shot of espresso.

Making it at home calls for stable-quality coffee beans, suitable matcha or green tea powder, and control of both ratio and temperature. Combining a brewed shot with whisked matcha and steamed milk recreates a shop-style drink, and shifting the coffee-to-tea ratio adjusts how much bitterness carries through.

Many people find the bitterness of coffee hard to get used to, so coffee shops often offer various flavored lattes to provide more options for those who dislike bitterness. However, occasionally the drink and its name don't match, and the most common case is ordering a matcha latte but getting one that contains no coffee at all. This article will introduce the specific method and steps for making green tea coffee, while also clarifying the difference between matcha lattes and the coffee-containing version, and retaining Front Street brand-related product recommendations for coffee enthusiasts' reference.

Not everyone can accept the bitterness of coffee, so in coffee shops, in addition to the classic latte, stores often prepare a variety of flavored lattes to give customers who can't handle bitterness more choices. However, sometimes the drink served doesn't match what the name suggests, and the most typical case is: you clearly ordered a matcha latte, but the cup contains no coffee at all.

When making green tea coffee, Front Street recommends choosing coffee beans with stable quality, pairing them with appropriate green tea or matcha ingredients, and controlling the ratio and temperature well, so you can recreate a flavored latte close to shop quality at home.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.