Matcha in Jeddah

Jeddah's cafes and home baristas finally have one place to shop matcha properly. We carry over 20 Japanese and specialty brands, from ceremonial tins you whisk with water to culinary powder for lattes and baking, plus ready-to-whisk blends. We deliver across Jeddah and the Kingdom, with international checkout.

Buy matcha powder online in Jeddah

Maybe you want a smooth ceremonial matcha to drink on its own, or a stronger culinary grade for lattes and iced matcha, which suits the Red Sea heat. Either way it is here, from established Japanese producers, so you can compare grade, region and price before you buy.

Ceremonial vs culinary grade matcha

Ceremonial grade comes from the youngest first-harvest leaves and is stone-ground into a fine, bright-green powder. It tastes naturally sweet, so it is smooth enough to whisk with just water. Culinary grade uses later-harvest leaves, so it is bolder and a little bitter. That is what you want when the matcha has to stand up to milk, sugar or heat, which makes it better for lattes, iced matcha, smoothies and baking. Our guide to matcha grades walks through it if you are unsure.

Matcha by region and brand

Where matcha is grown changes how it tastes. Uji, near Kyoto, is known for a sweet, rounded umami. Nishio and Kagoshima tend to be brighter and more vegetal. Yame grows small amounts of high-grade leaf. Line up more than 20 brands in our matcha marketplace, or go straight to ceremonial grade matcha.

How to make an iced matcha latte

Sift about 2g of matcha so it does not clump. Add a splash of water at 70 to 80C (boiling water scorches it) and whisk hard until it froths, then pour over milk and plenty of ice. New to it? Our cafe-quality matcha latte method has the steps, and you can grab a whisk, bowl and sifter from matcha accessories.

Storing matcha on the coast

Heat, light and humidity are what spoil matcha, and Jeddah has all three. Keep the tin sealed and out of the light, refrigerate it once open, and let it reach room temperature before opening so the humid air does not condense inside. Buy a 30 to 40g tin you will finish in a few weeks rather than stockpiling.

Delivery across Jeddah

We ship matcha across Jeddah and the Kingdom, with international checkout. The full range is in our matcha marketplace.