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Add Puck Whipped Cream as a topping on your Matcha latte for a delicious sweet twist.
Adding sweetness will counteract the tea's natural bitterness. Try honey, agave, coconut sugar or even maple syrup.
No. In fact, the traditional way of preparing the drink is with hot water only. Historically used in Japanese tea ceremonies, it is made with hot water, a unique bamboo whisk, and then sipped from a special bowl.
Any type of sweet dessert pairs very well with matcha and acts as the perfect counterbalance to the tea's bitter notes. Frozen yogurt is a must-try combination with the contrasting temperatures, combined with the creamy, tangy smoothness of the yogurt creating a memorable taste experience. Fresh fruits, especially pineapple, banana and ripe blueberries are also popular serving suggestions.
Ice cold on a scorching summer day or steaming hot on a cold winter evening, this drink can be enjoyed at any temperature.
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Bright green tea, capped with frothy white foam and finished off with a sprinkling of dark green powder. Beyond its obvious good looks, it also packs a tasty punch and can be enjoyed throughout the year as a refreshingly iced latte or steaming hot cuppa on cold winter days.
Transforming this warm beverage into a creamy, refreshing one is as simple as using cold instead of hot ingredients. To avoid clumps, create a matcha paste with a few tablespoons of warm water before following the rest of the recipe.
Most sweet flavors will work with this beverage. If you don't want to alter the taste, use honey, agave, sugar, or a substitute like stevia. Maple syrup and coconut sugar also work well but could slightly change the flavor.
Matcha, or green tea powder, can be traced as far back as China's Tang dynasty of 618-907. During this time, tea leaves were steamed and formed into bricks to simplify transportation and trade. To prepare the tea, the bricks would be roasted and pulverised into a powder then mixed with hot water and salt. During the Song dynasty (960-1279) the practice of whipping the tea powder and hot water in a bowl was introduced, a traditional preparation method that remains popular today.
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