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Avateas Matcha

by aay321 » Apr 25th, '11, 21:54

I recently heard of this company (Avateas) selling matcha and was wondering if anyone has ever heard of it? I can't help but be suspicious since its a fairly recent company.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by TIM » Apr 25th, '11, 23:35

aay321 wrote:I recently heard of this company (Avateas) selling matcha and was wondering if anyone has ever heard of it? I can't help but be suspicious since its a fairly recent company.
I love how all the info on Matcha on the site is wrong :lol: funny place
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by tortoise » Apr 26th, '11, 10:43

Suspicious is right, my friend.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by edkrueger » Apr 26th, '11, 13:31

It is expensive enough. I love it how they claim the cheapest prices, but only compare themselves to companies that are know over chargers.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by Chip » Apr 26th, '11, 16:59

... you guys have convinced me it is not even worth checking.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by tortoise » Apr 26th, '11, 17:20

Chip wrote:... you guys have convinced me it is not even worth checking.
Total BS.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by Chip » Apr 26th, '11, 19:30

tortoise wrote:
Chip wrote:... you guys have convinced me it is not even worth checking.
Total BS.
I am guessing you mean avateas and not my statement? :lol:
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by tortoise » Apr 26th, '11, 22:55

Chip wrote:
tortoise wrote:
Chip wrote:... you guys have convinced me it is not even worth checking.
Total BS.
I am guessing you mean avateas and not my statement? :lol:
Haha. Yes. Your statement was not BS. Sorry for the confusion.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by aay321 » Apr 27th, '11, 00:57

Haha so my suspicions were correct. I'll definitely order from yuuki-cha then xP Anyone have recommendations on their matcha? Sencha?
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by Chip » Apr 27th, '11, 01:06

I do not recommend Yuuki-Cha, though others have had good experiences with them, mine (plural) have been downright horrible.

For matcha and sencha I do recommend (my short list):
  • O-Cha
    Zencha
    Maiko
    Ippodo
    Den's

I have had years of exceptional service and products from each of these reputable vendors.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by SlientSipper » May 1st, '11, 01:38

this may or may not be a great bit of advice but, may I recommend checking the china town of your area?
or an internatioal market if one exists in your area.
its yielded good results for me.
namely with Japanese green and Chinese as well.
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Re: Avateas Matcha

by entropyembrace » May 1st, '11, 02:15

I´d say better to go with one of the vendors Chip recomends...matcha degrades pretty fast once it´s ground, especially if not stored well (airtight and cold) if it´s been sitting around on a shelf it´s going to be stale. The vendors in Chip´s post get the matcha a lot quicker after grinding than an asian market in north america would and they keep it in cold storage until they ship it so it´s sure to be fresh.
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