what - 25? see if you can find it locally at an asian grocery (most likely japanese) if you've got one. Matcha is its Japanese name, so someone'll probably know what you're talking about. It might also be spelled maccha or mat-cha (cha = tea), though. The prices I usually see are 7-11.

Or... if the baristas at starbucks are cool... you could maybe get a drink's worth by itself in a short cup for the cost of adding it to a drink. Adding a flavor is 30-40 cents, and they *might* be nice and give you a lot. I used to sell matcha like that for customers who just wanted the hot tea rather than a latte or whatever.

I think that the green tea powder they use there is a latte mix with dairy/ sweetener in it :[

If it's Japanese tea, then it's going to be expensive.  The Japanese are snobs about their tea like the French are about wine, but a good quality Japanese tea is expensive.

I think the brand I bought was from Taiwan, not Japan.  But remember a little goes a long way in pure powdered green tea with no additives.

Thanks for the hint FB about putting it in the frige.  I'm going to do that.

yup, just matcha and sugar in the tazo matcha stuff. the green tea latte is made by:
matcha powder (matcha + sugar)
classic syrup
hot water
steamed milk of choice

That's awesome, vh!!!!!

score!

Lol. I attempted one the other day. My magic bullet couldn't deal with the ice? Maybe because my ice cubes are giant.

Thanks vh, I want to try this as soon as I get my hands on some matcha. :)

I like when they mess up your order and then they redo it and give you both of them and only charge you for one. It's even better when they've just opened and they're just starting to train everyone and they mess your order up twice so you get 3 for the price of one. Yes, that did happen to me before and it was awesome! I don't get free stuff like that though  :-\