Topic
shortage
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Matcha Alternatives: What to Use When Matcha Runs Short Powdered sencha for a whisked bowl, hōjicha for a latte, brewed sencha for caffeine. Which matcha substitutes are honest, and which got dearer in 2026. 02 
The Matcha Shortage, Explained: Prices, Causes, What's Next Tencha output has nearly tripled in a decade, yet matcha keeps getting scarcer and dearer. What the 2026 auction figures show, and what to do about it.
Matcha Alternatives: What to Use When Matcha Runs Short Powdered sencha for a whisked bowl, hōjicha for a latte, brewed sencha for caffeine. Which matcha substitutes are honest, and which got dearer in 2026. 02 The Matcha Shortage, Explained: Prices, Causes, What's Next Tencha output has nearly tripled in a decade, yet matcha keeps getting scarcer and dearer. What the 2026 auction figures show, and what to do about it.