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Hojicha mont blanc: iced hojicha recipe with whipped cream and orange

Iced hojicha americano with orange syrup, topped with lightly whipped cream and fresh orange zest. Hojicha is roasted Japanese green tea, naturally low in caffeine (7-8 mg per cup). This drink is a...

Iced Hojicha Pumpkin Latte Recipe

What is hojicha powder? Hojicha powder is roasted green tea, stone-ground into a fine powder. The leaves are roasted at high temperature, which gives the tea an amber colour and a nutty, roasted ta...

Hojicha Fig Latte with Homemade Fig Syrup

Hojicha is Japanese green tea that has been roasted, which gives it a toasty, warm depth. The fig syrup brings a jammy sweetness, and coconut milk softens the whole glass. It is a drink you can mak...

Loose Leaf Tea vs Tea Bags: What's Actually in Your Cup

Most tea bags are filled with dust, the smallest leftover pieces after the better leaves are sorted out. Loose leaf keeps the leaf whole, or close to it. That one difference changes how the tea age...

ROASTED BANANA MATCHA LATTE RECIPE

A slow morning calls for something cold and rounded, matcha poured over the caramelized sweetness of pan-fried banana.     Ingredients 2 ripe bananas, sliced in half; 1 tbsp butter; pinch of grou...

Ceremonial Matcha Quality Standards: What Actually Defines the Grade

"Ceremonial" appears on more matcha packaging every year, as global demand for Japanese matcha grows. What it actually guarantees is not always clear. Matcha powder that looks vivid in dry form (pr...

Hojicha Iced Latte Recipe: Warm and Iced, with Syrup Pairings

Hojicha is roasted Japanese green tea, finely ground into powder. Roasting shifts the leaf from green to amber-brown and brings out warm, nutty, cacao-like notes in place of the grassy freshness ty...

Iced Hojicha Strawberry Latte Recipe: Japanese Hojicha with Homemade Strawberry Syrup

Hojicha Strawberry Iced Latte pairs the roasted depth of hojicha with the brightness of ripe strawberries. We've put together 3 versions of the strawberry syrup: a classic cooked syrup, a quick ble...

Iced Matcha Coconut Recipe: Layered Matcha with Coconut Water

Matcha Coconut is a layered iced drink. A matcha shot poured slowly over ice and coconut water, built to stay in two distinct colours until the first stir. Iced Matcha Coconut Recipe Matcha Shot ...

Iced Matcha Bumble Recipe: Ceremonial Matcha with Fresh Orange Juice

Matcha Bumble is a layered iced drink — a matcha shot poured slowly over ice and fresh orange juice, built to stay in two distinct colours until the first stir. Iced Matcha Bumble Recipe Matcha Sho...