January 19, 2026 at 6:55 am

Are Men Only Drinking Matcha To Try To Impress People? A Look At The Hilarious TikTok Meme.

by Matthew Gilligan

people talking about matcha

TikTok/@kkkhadim/@spamdy_ocampo/@urban.matcha

Jeez, I didn’t know that matcha was such a big deal…

But I guess I was wrong!

TikTokkers are taking to the social media platform to call out “performative matcha.”

Basically, these folks think that men are only drinking matcha these days to try to impress people and get attention.

In this video, a group of young men picked up matcha drinks from a Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant…

And they looked pretty excited about it.

@kkkhadim

#fyp #matcha #matchalover #matchatok #nyc

♬ original sound – kkkhadim

Another viral video showed a young man sitting in a coffee shop drinking a matcha with confidence.

The text overlay poked fun at him and reads, “Performative final boss.”

@urban.matcha

the matcha looks good tho 😏 #fyp #matcha #performative #fashion #lasvegas #cafe #ube

♬ original sound – trollgenn

Another video contained the text overlay, “Performative Male Final Boss” and showed a man gleefully sipping his cup of matcha.

@metronadelive

I LOVE MATCHA SOO MUCH @Annie Zheng @Itsnothannah

♬ Glue Song – beabadoobee

And a TikTokker named Andy weighed in on the situation.

In his video’s text overlay, he wrote, “Social media ruined matcha.”

Andy told viewers, “You guys ruined matcha. I can’t even drink matcha anymore without being called ‘performative.’ I grew up with this stuff!”

He asked, “What’s the next drink you’re gonna ruin, guys?”

Ouch…

@spamdy_ocampo

#matcha#hojicha #fyp #performative #andyeatstoomuch

♬ Gymnopedie No.1 [Piano famous song](204824) – Kamimura Mahiro

Now let’s see what viewers had to say.

This person didn’t hold back.

Screenshot 2026 01 06 at 2.28.28 PM Are Men Only Drinking Matcha To Try To Impress People? A Look At The Hilarious TikTok Meme.

Another viewer weighed in.

Screenshot 2026 01 06 at 2.28.56 PM Are Men Only Drinking Matcha To Try To Impress People? A Look At The Hilarious TikTok Meme.

And this TikTokker shared their thoughts.

Screenshot 2026 01 06 at 2.29.08 PM Are Men Only Drinking Matcha To Try To Impress People? A Look At The Hilarious TikTok Meme.

Yes, guys like milky, grassy tea.

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