I was given this sencha made using a rare tea cultivar named ‘Sun Rouge’.Sun Rouge is mainly grown in Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima. It contains lots of anthocyanin which has a strong antioxidant effect and reduces eye strain. Food plants rich in anthocyanin include the blueberry and many other foods that are purple in colour. Because […]
I decided to make these soft cookies using tea leaves and paired them with hojicha milk tea. I ground the tealeaves using a mill and added it to the cookie dough. I thought it was a great ideas because you can consume all of the nutrients in the tea leaves and make sure that the old […]
I was recently given ‘buntan’, a citrus fruit known as ‘pomelo’ and is an ancestor of the grapefruit. I was very curious about what it would taste like when it’s combined with tea and decided to give it a go! Buntan is familiar to me but maybe not for other people living in different areas […]
I decided to make matcha as it’s been a little while since I had it last time. This beautiful matcha bowl is made by Manabu Nishibayashi from Yoshino, Nara. It’s quite common to sift matcha in advance to avoid lumps, but mixing matcha with a little bit of water before whisking with hot water allows you […]
I decided to make homemade ‘genmaicha’ (green tea with roasted rice) by pan-frying brown rice and adding it to the tea. ‘Genmai’ means unpolished rice and ‘cha’ means tea. You can match the tea of your choice and enjoy the nice roasted aroma as its being made. :: How to roast brown rice :: Brown […]
It’s already Christmas Eve and I wanted to introduce this hojicha latte inspired by gingerbread cookies. Starbucks makes a gingerbread latte that I like, but only a coffee version of this drink is currently available in Japan. So I decided to make a hojicha version for myself!! 😊 :: Today’s Recipe :: Hojicha […]
When I was checking how to make good use of used tea leaves online I came across this pasta! 🍃 This is pesto-genovese-like pasta using used tea leaves instead of basil. I adjusted the recipe to make my own version that I think is slightly easier to make. I paired it with cold brewed sencha […]
Recently I tried this tea categorized as roasted Japanese black tea for the first time! This one from Wumin’s clan won the platinum award at the Japanese Tea Awards in 2019. When you brew the tea it smells amazing!! It has an indescribable sweet roasted aroma that combines nicely with the flowery aroma of the […]
I sometimes eat Obanyaki* and pair it with these two types of tea. It’s one of my favourite snacks right now! 🍵 *Obanyaki is a thick pancake containing bean jam. It’s also called ‘Imagawayaki’. :: Today’s Brewing :: (B0th of the tea) Tea leaves 5g Amount of hot water 120ml Temperature of hot water 80℃ (175℉) Steeping time 1 minute […]
I tend to prefer hot drinks when it gets cold in Japan. I decided to make hojicha milk tea and gave it a little twist by using star anise! ⭐️ :: Today’s Recipe :: Star anise 3 broken pieces (Not the whole Star anise!) Hojicha 8g Water 150ml Milk 150ml Sugar As much as you like Put water and the […]