A taste she couldn't forget.

Years ago, on a slow morning in Uji, Mira sat in a small tea house and was handed a bowl of matcha. It wasn't like anything she had tried before — smooth, vibrant, quietly powerful. The kind of taste that stays with you long after the bowl is empty.

Back home in Beirut, she searched everywhere for that same bowl. What she found was disappointing — dull, bitter, nothing close to what she remembered. So she decided to do something about it.

Miraka is the result of that search. A small, careful attempt to bring the real Uji ritual — the one Mira fell in love with — to every home in Lebanon.

Why Uji

The heart of Japanese tea.

Uji, a small region near Kyoto, has been the birthplace of Japanese tea culture for more than 800 years. The morning mist, the cool climate, and the mineral-rich soil create conditions nearly impossible to replicate anywhere else.

Our matcha comes from this region — stone-ground in small batches, hermetically sealed, and shipped to Beirut so each bowl you whisk tastes the way Mira remembers.

The Name

Miraka means milk.

In Māori, miraka is the word for milk — the first nourishment, the simplest form of care. We chose it because matcha, at its heart, is the same: a small daily gesture that nurtures you.

The name crosses continents. It sits quietly between cultures — just like the tradition we're bringing from Japan to Beirut.