Chasen is a tool used for the traditional preparation of Japanese powdered Matcha tea. This whisk is handcrafted using traditional methods from a single piece of bamboo, split at the end into countless thin tines. Simple yet perfectly effective, it will help you whisk every bowl of delicious tea into a rich foam.

Orthodox preparation requires specific tea accessories: a chasen whisk, a wide chawan bowl, a chashaku bamboo scoop, a chakin cloth, and a chaire tea caddy. Of course, you can replace everything with more accessible alternatives.

Preparation guide:

1. Boil water and let it cool to 80°C
2. Rinse the chawan bowl with hot water to warm it up
3. Wipe the bowl dry with the chakin cloth
4. Use the chashaku scoop to add Matcha to the bowl (two scoops, about 5g of tea)
5. Pour in the prepared hot water (approx. 150 ml)
6. Use the chasen whisk to stir the tea in a circular motion, starting slowly and then speeding up
7. Switch from a circular motion to a back-and-forth motion from one side of the bowl to the other
8. Continue until all lumps are dissolved and a consistent foam forms on the surface
9. Now, just sit back, focus, and enjoy your delicious drink

Matcha is prepared in two ways: as a thick tea called koicha and a thin tea called usucha. The guide above applies to usucha (for koicha, you need to double the amount of tea).