{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Assam's Tea Gardens Just Started Brewing Japan's Prized Matcha, and It Costs Rs 3,000 a Kilo",
  "summary": "Assam has become India's first state to commercially produce Japan's famous matcha tea at the Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia, with the price set at Rs 3,000 per kilogram.",
  "content": "Tea lovers have reason to cheer. Japan's celebrated green tea, matcha, is now being produced commercially in India for the first time, and Assam has become the first state in the country to achieve this milestone. The catch is that this specialty brew does not come cheap, with matcha tea currently priced at Rs 3,000 per kilogram in India.\n\nProduction begins at a Tinsukia tea estate\nThe commercial production of matcha tea has been launched at the Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in the Tinsukia district of eastern Assam. Until now, matcha tea in India was made only on a limited scale, but this marks the first time it has been produced on a large scale and rolled out for the market. That means this popular Japanese beverage can now be manufactured at an industrial scale within the country itself.\n\n \n\nCM calls it a new chapter in Assam's tea legacy\nAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the achievement as a new chapter in the state's tea heritage. He said that people's favourite matcha tea would now be prepared right in Assam. According to him, this will give the state's tea industry a fresh identity and further strengthen Assam's presence in the world's premium tea market. Himanta Biswa Sarma also said that this success is the result of nearly 10 years of cooperation between India and Japan. He explained that Japan's modern machines, new technology and the experience of its experts were brought to Assam's tea industry, which is what made it possible to produce world class quality matcha tea here. The Chief Minister shared the news on social media as well, calling it a step forward for Assam's glorious tea legacy.\n\nWhat exactly is matcha tea\nMatcha is a special variety of green tea made from tea leaves that are grown in the shade. These leaves are dried and then ground into a fine powder. It has a bright green colour and a taste that is thicker and distinct compared to regular green tea. It is consumed by mixing the powder into hot water. Matcha tea originated centuries ago during cultural exchanges between China and Japan. It was later popularised by Japanese Buddhist monks and gradually became part of Japan's culture. Today it is loved across the world as a health drink, with health conscious people increasingly making it part of their daily routine.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Tea drinkers will no longer need to depend on costly imports for authentic Japanese matcha, though at Rs 3,000 per kilogram it will still remain far pricier than regular tea.\n• In Assam: Estates like the Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia stand to gain new technology and access to the premium global tea market through the Japan collaboration, benefiting the local tea industry and growers.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Where has matcha tea production started in Assam?\nCommercial production has begun at the Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia district of eastern Assam.\n\n2. What is the price of matcha tea in India?\nIt is currently priced at Rs 3,000 per kilogram.\n\n3. Why has Assam been able to achieve this?\nIt is the result of nearly 10 years of cooperation between India and Japan involving Japanese machines and technology.\n\n4. What exactly is matcha tea?\nIt is a special green tea made from shade grown tea leaves that are dried and ground into a fine powder, then mixed with hot water to drink.\n\n5. Where did matcha tea originate?\nIt originated centuries ago during cultural exchanges between China and Japan and was later popularised by Japanese Buddhist monks.\n\n6. Who has reacted to this achievement?\nAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the news, calling it a new chapter in the state's tea heritage.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/food/japani-macha-ti-aba-desha-men-hi-banegi-assam-ki-eka-chaya-bagana-se-shuru-hua-yaha-anokha-prayoga-4456",
  "category": "Food",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-03",
  "tags": [
    "Matcha tea",
    "Assam tea",
    "Japanese green tea",
    "Chota Tingrai Tea Estate",
    "Himanta Biswa Sarma",
    "Tinsukia tea garden"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}