「抹茶」 Japanese Green Tea

Ever tried Japanese Green Tea - matcha 抹茶?

Matcha is powdered Green Tea and can be used in various delicious ways. Originally, Matcha is used for the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the tea's colour is an intensive green and Matcha has a slightly bitter taste. Within the Japanese tea ceremony, Matcha is served together with typical Japanese sweets (和菓子, wagashi).

However, the Japanese food industry invented also other products with Matcha, like Matcha chocolate, cakes, cookies or even drinks. 

A 'Matcha Frappuchino' is available at Japanese Starbucks stores, and also other coffee shops in Japan offer drinks like  'Matcha Latte' (frozen, iced or hot). 

With the powered Matcha, you can create your own Matcha sweets and drinks. I especially like Matcha Latte (made the usual Matcha powder or a special 'Matcha latte powder' sold in Japanese super markets) or Matcha chocolate with the powdered Matcha.The chocolate is quite easy done. You just have to melt white chocolate and mix it with Matcha powder, put it in (silicon) chocolate pans and finished. ;P

Matcha cake

from Chez Hagata

Matcha Sakura Daifuku

from Itoh Kyuemon

Matcha Latte from 'Cha no Ma' in Vienna & selfmade Matcha chocolate