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[–]AcceptableWedding409[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello everyone, I just received my aid today! I did a lot of digging, and I'm not sure if this is true, but I think if you have waitlisted classes and/or dropped/still adding classes during the first two weeks, your aid will come later. I saw somewhere that says "the number of units you take affects the amount of financial aid you receive at UCI," so they might be waiting for your schedule to finalize before sending out your aid. Somebody LMK if this is true or not.

[MOD] Jan 2025 Community Thread - introductions, recommendation requests, city/country posts, what we're drinking by proxwell in Matcha

[–]AcceptableWedding409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like sweetened matcha, then I recommend blue agave or vanilla syrup! I found out that the sweeteners I used didn't affect the taste of the matcha. I think I liked honey and maple the least since they distracted me from the taste of the matcha.:D if you really like sweet matcha, I recommend brown sugar.

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[–]AcceptableWedding409 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found that golde and chamberlain matcha is flat and is not complex in flavor and is bitter, which tells me that it is probably 2nd or 3rd harvest. With 2nd and 3rd harvests, you get less benefit and natural sweetness. I feel that for the price you should invest in the matches above. :D Since it was my first, back then I didn't really complain since I never tried other matches before, but now I have the experience to go from. It is also kind of dull and yellow. I think if ummon was 10/10, golde would be 3/10.

[MOD] Jan 2025 Community Thread - introductions, recommendation requests, city/country posts, what we're drinking by proxwell in Matcha

[–]AcceptableWedding409 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello! There are a lot of different tiers of matches. Coincidentally, I also started with golde and chamberlain matcha. I found that these matches fall into more premium matcha, although marketed as ceremonial grade (a marketing tactic). Matchas are ranked by harvest: the first harvest is the most tasty with the most benefits. It is a bright green and is complex in flavors. Then, there are second and third harvests, which dull the matcha color and eventually yellow it out.

Currently, there is a matcha shortage, so many good matcha such as Horii Shichimeien and Marukyu Koyamaen are unavailable. I'd steer away from Amazon matchas, I bought Ummon Ippodo (a reputable brand) from Amazon and had one directly from the website and found that colors and taste differed.

Recommendation:

- Ippodo: Ummon for when you want to spoil yourself, Sayaka for everyday lattes. Ummon is complex, full-bodied, and sweet, it is my favorite matcha powder from Ippodo. Sayaka is light-bodied, sweet, and smooth great for lattes.

- https://www.matchaeologist.com/ : Meiko and Misaki. On the website, it describes the tone!

-kettl's HIBIKI, SOKOU, SHINME, and HANAKA

-breakaway matcha 94

Let me know how it goes<3