After hundreds of years of variations to the preparation method, the standard became to heat tea, pack it into portable cakes, grind it into powder, mix with hot water, and create a beverage called muo cha, or matcha.

制茶方式经过了几百年的演化，形成了现在的标准流程，包括加热茶叶，压制成便携的茶饼，磨成粉末，冲入热水，由此便得到了抹茶。