Savoring the Experience:
In Japanese tea ceremonies, it is customary to enjoy a small sweet before sipping matcha, both for the flavor and as a slight buffer to the stomach. Traditional Japanese sweet treats enjoyed with Matcha are known as wagashi. They are typically made from plant-based ingredients such as pounded rice with bean paste known as mochi, pressed sugar candies that melt in the mouth quickly, jellied yokan sweets, wafer-style confections, or sweets made with yams. Get creative and make your own matcha ceremony sweets.
Ingredients:
Japanese Green Tea Powder
- 165°
- 1 tsp Per Cup ~ Mix to a frothy consistency
Fun Facts:
With most teas, the leaves are simply steeped in water where the essence of the tea infuses the water. With matcha, the entire leaf is ground down and mixed with water. In this manner, the entire leaf is being consumed which gives every bowl higher levels of nutrients and antioxidants, along with the powerful energy compound combination of caffeine and L-Theanine.