Stash Pomegranate Raspberry Green Tea & Matcha 2 Box Pack 18 Tea Bags Each Box Expiration Date Always Fresh This delightful green tea is combined with natural pomegranate and raspberry flavors to create an especially refreshing blend. Pomegranate has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region , valued for its thirst-quenching qualities. This tea also contains Matcha , the special green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony. What is Matcha? Matcha is the jade colored fine powdered green tea used for centuries in the Japanese tea ceremony. It is made from a special shade-grown Japanese green tea plant , which is hand-picked and the tea leaves are ground into a fine powder. Matcha is antioxidant rich , as the entire tea leaf is consumed.