Handmade matcha chocolate bars
Extremely easy to make, yet appetizing and unique, these matcha chocolate (matchocolate?!) bars will make a perfect gift for all green tea lovers. You can experiment with the toppings and choose them according to your loved one's preferences. How about beginning with...
Does green tea cause dehydration?
Green tea lovers reach for their favourite drink for many reasons. It is an extremely powerful antioxidant, accelerates metabolism, stimulates and improves concentration. Some, however, hesitate to consume green teas in the face of fear of dehydration. Can green tea...
Cold-brew tea with green tea kukicha
‘Cold brew’ is one of the culinary buzzwords of the past months. It is an innovative method of brewing- as the name of the method suggests, it consists in brewing them in cold water. It constitutes an ideal alternative for our favourite, traditionally hot brew, green...
Matcha tonic cocktail
Recently matcha green tea cocktails have appeared on the menus of the best drink bars around the world. Matcha tonic is one of the cocktails that taste great both in non-alcoholic (‘virgin’) and alcoholic versions (with gin). Thanks to the addition of the Japanese tea...
Kendō, a traditional samurai practice to shape body and mind
Very few people realise that matcha has a lot in common with samurai culture, and thus also with kendō. From around the 13th century, samurai used a matcha tea drink as a remedy for improved concentration and endurance, which, drunk before a duel, was supposed to have...
Matcha Green Tea Panna Cotta
One of less known desserts with matcha tea is green panna cotta. Panna Cotta is a famous Italian dessert with its origin in Northern Italy, which in this changed formula looks equally phenomenal and tastes equally delicious. Chilled and decorated with fresh flowers,...