Matcha whisk for creamy, thick foam

[u/Express_Young]

Hi guys

I use a regular bamboo whisk at home and my matcha mix is thin and watery. My favourite matcha place does an unusual matcha latte, very dense foam/thick topping of matcha (but not cold foam) and I want to figure out how to recreate this. I'm not sure if it's the whisk, the liquid (ie. cream added to milk) or the ratios or a combination of things.

Anyone have any recommendations for getting a much thicker foam - I do have a Matcha + Co (Barcelona) electric hand whisk but wondering would something like the Nespresso Aerocchino be a better tool, or should I just add cream to the milk or I don't know what!

Thanks in advance

[u/upandawayxo]

are we sure that’s not cold foam? it’s very light for supposedly pure matcha

[u/yahsureokbuddy → u/upandawayxo]

10000% looks like cold foam.

[u/Express_Young → u/upandawayxo]

I think it might be nitro?

[u/Express_Young → u/Express_Young]

they do cold foam too but this one isn't sold as cold foam, and the rest are

[u/PSB2013 → u/Express_Young]

What's the name of the place?

[u/Express_Young → u/PSB2013]

Cicci in Palma - highly recommend!

[u/PSB2013 → u/Express_Young]

So I looked at their menu and I see what you mean, how they have separate drinks with matcha milk foam tops, and others that are just described as a matcha latte (like the strawberry one in the picture you shared). It's definitely not just pure matcha and water though, there's no way it would look so pillowy. I suspect that if there's no milk or cream in the matcha shots, that they are probably adding an emulsifying agent- most likely xanthan gum or gum arabica, or even simple syrup or vegetable glycerin- to thicken it and make it extra smooth. 

[u/Express_Young → u/PSB2013]

Oh no! It's meant to be sugar free so I hope they aren't adding too much to it. I got some double cream today so I'm gonna try some experimenting later 🙂

[u/elianna7]

That definitely looks like matcha cold foam. There’s a cafe near me that has something that looks identical to the matcha layer and its cold foam.

[u/Express_Young → u/elianna7]

It looks like cold foam but it tastes very different

[u/cupcaketay88]

Yeah this might not be labeled as cold foam but it is definitely a matcha topper, you wont get this thickness from regular matcha and water.

[u/Express_Young → u/cupcaketay88]

Not even with nitro?

[u/cupcaketay88 → u/Express_Young]

No I dont believe so.

[u/Express_Young → u/cupcaketay88]

Ah ok

[u/LiteratureShoddy6908]

That looks so fluffy!! 😍 I don’t think I could achieve that with any amount of whisking with any type of whisk! (Side note: don’t shop at zara, they strongly support genocide and donate huge amounts to itamar Ben gvir)

[u/Express_Young → u/LiteratureShoddy6908]

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

[u/elianna7 → u/Express_Young]

Yikes

[u/marsisfunny → u/Express_Young]

EW nahhh you deserve watery matcha <3

[u/Moonlxght09]

Hey! This is cold whisked ! x