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Is Expensive Matcha Actually Better?

2025-11-19 Entertainment
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Evaluating Price vs. Quality: Which Matcha Tastes Better?

Discover if paying significantly more for ceremonial grade matcha actually improves the flavor profile across various preparations, from standard tea to rich tiramisu and savory yaki.

Short Summary

  • Price differences for matcha are extreme, ranging from $1.50 to $74 per ounce.
  • Culinary grade (cheaper) matcha performed better than ceremonial grade in hot tea, tiramisu, and iced latte tests.
  • Lily explains that ceremonial grade uses younger leaves, while culinary grade is picked later.
  • The expensive ceremonial grade finally proved superior in a hot, savory dish where heat enhanced its inherent qualities.

This episode tests whether the substantial financial investment in expensive matcha is justified by superior taste. Hosts Rhett and Link compare high-end and low-end matcha across four different dishes prepared by the Mythical Kitchen team, often finding the less expensive culinary grade preferable. This analysis provides clarity on when high cost pays off and when it does not.

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Today, we find out if expensive match is worth the price. To get 50% off your first order of CookUnity meals, go to http://www.cookunity.com/gmm50. CookUnity connects you with top chefs from across the US, delivering their signature dishes fresh to your door. With hundreds of meals to choose from, there’s something for everyone! Watch today's GMMORE: https://youtu.be/AnjJef4i4z0 Subscribe and click the bell icon so you'll know when we add a new episode! Want more GMM? This Season - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ49NV73ttrtx_-teWre_eYXdnIfnvFLU https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ49NV73ttrvzyYLLkhoyqe51ptzxCROA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ49NV73ttrsUefw67wH_pnEJ5KwJZ7lN Check Out Our Other Mythical Channels: Mythical Kitchen: https://youtube.com/mythicalkitchen Rhett & Link’s Wonderhole: https://youtube.com/rhettandlink Good Mythical MORE: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmore Sporked: https://www.youtube.com/@sporked/ Don’t miss our weekly podcast, Ear Biscuits: https://applepodcasts.com/earbiscuits Join the Mythical Society: https://www.mythicalsociety.com Pick up official GMM and Mythical merch at https://mythical.com and https://www.amazon.com/mythical Submit your Wheel of Mythicality video here: https://mythic.al/GMMWheelVideo Tune in every Monday-Friday for a daily dose of fun and laughter. Watch two best friends eat truly unbelievable foods, explore surprising new products and trends, compete in original games with celebrity guests, try serious experiments in hilarious ways, and more. In the spirit of minimizing food waste associated with the filming of this series, Mythical is donating to the Hollywood Food Coalition who provide daily, nourishing meals to underserved communities in the Los Angeles area. Intro Motion Graphics by Fantoons https://www.fantoons.shop/ GMM #2928

Top Comments (10)

@LordManhattan 2025-11-19

Been a big week for Link! He discovered eggs, and that green tea is not from the ocean 😆

3.2k 33 replies
@ssuplooo 2025-11-19

always link in the description but never rhett in the description

2.3k 16 replies
@RomanNardone 2025-11-19

3:30 if matcha has a fishy taste it means that it's been oxidized because of improper storage (or it's low quality)

1.4k 18 replies
@BEESANDTOASTY 2025-11-19

The matcha craze of a few years ago was bad, every chain place tried to do a matcha drink and every one failed to take into account it must be brewed at lower temperatures or it can taste like fish.

1.2k 30 replies
@shizocks 2025-11-19

Link really put a lot of emphasis on see @ 0:15 as he was going for "sea"...since he thought matcha was from the sea 🤣🤣🤣

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@mandapandora 2025-11-19

Rhett letting his hand be scooped after telling link 3 times lol

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@EmmaOuh 2025-11-19

Cheap, low quality matcha tastes like what those fish food flakes smell like.

305 1 replies
@karissapasquarella 2025-11-19

I love their reactions to this every time LMFAOO 21:35

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@mightytom1 2025-11-19

Link: “Lily, explain what matcha is to everyone who doesn’t know, as I do, that it comes from the sea.”

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@awmclin2 2025-11-19

Does anyone remember when Rhett won so much they'd have notes and prizes premade for him? 😂

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