{"product_id":"blue-white-porcelain-matcha-set","title":"Blue White Porcelain Matcha Set","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis item is NOT OUT OF STOCK! It launches in a few days - if you are a subscriber and want one, preorder this item to have it sent along with your upcoming subscription box, which includes matcha!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue-White Porcelain Matcha Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/02_3_240x240.jpg?v=1792089735\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of our Path at Jesse’s Teahouse has always been to match great tea with great tea equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince most matcha sellers re-package Chinese matcha and either sell it as “fake” Japanese matcha or simply don’t share where it comes from, we found nobody had Chinese-themed matcha sets anywhere online.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking with our porcelain guy in Dehua, we designed two original sets with classic Chinese themes, which we hope will serve as fantastic tea-making sets that complement, and not compete with or copy classic Japanese sets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth of these are unique - if you see anything similar, they’re copying us!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet 1: Blue-White Porcelain Matcha Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/2000_1_5_240x240.jpg?v=1792089735\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNothing is so classic as Chinese blue-white porcelain. In the spirit of avoiding AI art, we searched museum archives for traditional Chinese painting of the region our tea is from, and discovered a piece from an album called \"Landscape Gazing at Me.\" Painted in 1743 by Zou Yigui, the \"East Mountain\" depicted in this painting is the East Mountain in Guiyang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis set is made of Dehua white porcelain, and features the character “Cha 茶“ for tea. This character is Jesse’s own personal calligraphy, digitized and added to each bowl through an ink-transfer technique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe whole set comes in a gorgeous gift box, which includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- One blue-white porcelain matcha bowl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- One purple bamboo high-quality Chasen (whisk)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- One porcelain whisk-holder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- A wooden matcha scoop, for measuring how much matcha to use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- A scoop-holder, so the scoop doesn't get tired and fall over\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- A small sieve for smoothing the matcha powder, for a smooth finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatcha Set + Sampler Combo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelect the “Set \u0026amp; Sampler” option above and save!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet this matcha set alongside two 30g tins of matcha - that’s 30-45 sessions of matcha - and save on this set as well as shipping!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Matcha vs. Chinese Matcha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesse Says:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMo Cha (Matcha) originated in China in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), and spread from China to Japan. While it was long popular amongst courtiers in both countries, the tradition of making matcha lapsed in China, though it continued in Japan, and eventually reached the West through Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern Chinese matcha is made with the same growing and grinding techniques as Japanese matcha, but uses Chinese-grown leaves. Our Matcha people in Guizhou use machines imported from Japan for grinding, and workflows and quality-checks designed by Japanese matcha grinding experts, adapted for the special varietals of teas grown in Guizhou.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese and Chinese matcha are more similar to each other in taste than Japanese and Chinese green teas. The main difference is terroir (growing conditions) but otherwise they are produced with the same processes and techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlavor-wise, this Guizhou matcha tends to be a bit milder than Japanese counterparts, since it is grown at high altitude and has a more delicate flavor and sweetness because of the growing conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn loose-leaf tea, high altitude is generally a desired trait, but because there is not a single matcha plantation in Japan at these altitudes, it makes it difficult to say one is “better” than the other. They are different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilarly, Japanese matcha tends to be grown in rockier soil and closer to the ocean, which creates more mineral and umami flavors. Sometimes, fish bones are used in fertilizer in Japan, lending it a “seaweed” flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Guizhou matcha is still rich and has lots of umami, but that “seaweed” tasting note is not as intense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the end, the differences are there, but not so large. I think only experienced matcha drinkers would be able to tell a large difference between Chinese and Japanese matcha. More important than country is quality: better leaves and a more even grind makes a smoother, cleaner matcha, regardless of where it was produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI personally think comparing Japanese matcha and Chinese matcha is like comparing Japanese and Chinese teas: you could do it, but it’s worth trying both, weighing the value and quality, and seeing what you like best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesse Says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe journey to bringing Matcha to the teahouse has taken several years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first few years of the Teahouse, even though I knew Chinese matcha was available and being sold in the West as “fake” Japanese Matcha, I still did not sell it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst of all, I didn’t want to sell “fake” anything; but mostly I hesitated because I didn’t know as much about matcha as loose leaf tea, and I didn’t want to jump on a bandwagon without doing the same due diligence I do on all my other teas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years, two trips and their learnings made me change my mind and decide to start the matcha line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first was my trip to Guizhou in 2025, where I got to meet the farmers, see their farms and shading operations, and learn about the grinding and packing process. I saw how they separated the matcha into various grades based on the quality of the end product, and how their matcha production line looked on par with the best in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second was my trip to Uji, Japan, in 2026 where I met Tanaka Sensei, a 16th Generation matcha shop owner. Through my Chinese-Japanese translator, when I asked him how he faced the challenge of balancing new trends (like matcha suddenly being so popular) with the tradition that brought him here, he showed me two characters of calligraphy: 守道: “Michi o mamoru” - “Defend the Path.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/image_2026-10-14_182056962.png?v=1792012859\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTanaka Sensei said that he keeps his focus on protecting the customs, quality control, and techniques that have allowed his shop to last from the times of the Shogun to now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis made me think: What is the Jesse's Teahouse Path? What am I defending?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI felt that it was a combination of sourcing in person - going straight to the mountains - and providing quality, value, and education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasically, I should source the matcha to the same standards as my tea, share the culture, our tea farmers, and teamaking techniques. If I follow the path that has brought me here, I then just have to hope tea drinkers embrace the transparency and my attempt to do something new in the matcha space by doing single-source Chinese matcha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you’ve got more time, take a look at my matcha videos! A lot of thinking has gone into this new matcha line, and I hope it will grow and expand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"345\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gAQ4fQyvpTc\" title=\"Check out Kanbayashi Sanniu in Uji, Japan! #tea #matcha #uji #tradition #japan\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant Quality Matcha Wholesale?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe just launched this new matcha line, so we aren’t set up for wholesale yet, but if you run a cafe, teahouse, or boba place and need wholesale sized matcha, please email \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:teafriendsupport@jessesteahouse.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteafriendsupport@jessesteahouse.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e re: Wholesale Matcha and ask for our wholesale info, and let’s see what we can do!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jesse's Teahouse","offers":[{"title":"Tea equipment only \/ US","offer_id":51228328558817,"sku":"BWMtchSetUS","price":57.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment only \/ CA","offer_id":51228328591585,"sku":"BWMtchSetCA","price":57.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment only \/ EU","offer_id":51228328624353,"sku":"BWMtchSetEU","price":57.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment only \/ UK","offer_id":51228328657121,"sku":"BWMtchSetUK","price":57.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment + Matcha sampler \/ US","offer_id":51228328689889,"sku":"BWMtchSetSampUS","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment + Matcha sampler \/ CA","offer_id":51228328722657,"sku":"BWMtchSetSampCA","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment + Matcha sampler \/ EU","offer_id":51228328755425,"sku":"BWMtchSetSampEU","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tea equipment + Matcha sampler \/ UK","offer_id":51228328788193,"sku":"BWMtchSetSampUK","price":86.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/6144\/2755\/files\/03.jpg?v=1792089734","url":"https:\/\/jessesteahouse.com\/en-ca\/products\/blue-white-porcelain-matcha-set","provider":"Jesse's Teahouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}