I recall eating green tea ice cream at a Chinese restaurant as a kid and I loved it. I later heard the term matcha tea and had no clue what it was. As soon as I tasted it, I knew it was the green tea in that ice cream. It has a very distinctive earthy green flavor.
Matcha is a ceremonial Japanese drink made from green tea leaves.It has been around for thousands of years. It is very versatile and I have added it to recipes to make matcha shortbread cookies, matcha mochi cake, and matcha lattes. You can add 2 teaspoons of matcha powder to a shortbread recipe and have a yummy green treat for St Patrick’s day.
As far as brands go, this is a high quality organic matcha that tastes great. Buy some of this yummy powder on Amazon here.
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