Originally Posted by
LapLap
I can't help but be suspicious of what people who aren't from one of the world's richest countries are actually drinking when they are taking such vast amounts of a famously expensive commodity.
There are many grades of matcha and there is also "matcha" of the variety that is widely available at Boba tea shops, Starbucks frappucino beverages and matcha-for-cooking kits. I personally love high quality genuine matcha in the way it was meant to be served but won't turn my nose up at restaurant-matcha (usually cut with sencha) or matcha confectionery.