30g of matcha tea in a pack from sasaki seicha located in shizuoka prefecture which is famous for good quality green tea the tea grower is keen to produce high quality tea at reasonable prices matcha is ground green tea steamed cooled and dried green tea leaves are sorted into stems and leaves the stems and veins are sorted out to leave the most tender part of the leaf tencha the tencha is then ground down to make matcha it is a delicate process that takes a considerable amount of