China's early Tang dynasty, dating back between 609 and 705, steamed Matcha leaves and packed them into bricks to make trading easier. Due to matcha only being produces in extremely small quantities, it was considered as a luxury status symbol.
Over the last few years, matcha green tea has grown tremendiously in popularity due it's vibrant colour, health benefits, and the fact that you can add it to your morning latte! Some of the health benefits that matcha tea may help you with are:
- Helps improve immune system,
- Helps boost energy,
- Helps improves cardivascular health,
- Helps detoxify the body,
- Helps provide protection against infections.