Milk Tea Kakigori is shaved ice with milk tea syrup topped with soft and sweet whipped cream. Milk tea flavor has taken over everything — and now it’s come for your Kakigori. Shaved ice soaked in rich milk tea syrup, crowned with soft and velvety rich cream. Simple, refreshing, and somehow exactly what you didn’t…
Hojicha Latte (ほうじ茶ラテ) is a comforting hot drink made with deeply roasted, aromatic Hojicha and rich, frothy milk. Once a specialty found mainly in Japan, it has recently become a café staple, now enjoyed at local coffee shops and tea lounges around the world—and it’s quickly becoming a trendy favorite in the U.S. Whether lightly sweetened…
Genmaicha is a traditional Japanese tea made by blending green tea with roasted brown rice. It’s a type of tea characterized by the toasty aroma of roasted grains, typically made by blending relatively inexpensive tea leaves with roasted brown rice and other grains as everyday tea. Its distinctive roasted flavor makes it stand out from…
Iced Matcha Float is a cold matcha green tea poured over ice and topped with matcha ice cream. Unlike a popular Iced Matcha Latte, the matcha itself is not sweetened in this recipe. A refreshing and slightly bitter matcha goes wonderful with creamy and sweet matcha ice cream. It’s a perfect dessert drink to enjoy…
Iced Hojicha Milk Tea (ほうじ茶ミルクティー) is literally iced milk tea made with Hojicha tea. Iced milk tea is a very popular drink at coffee shops in Japan, especially during summer, although it’s not seen as often in the US. Usually iced tea is made with English black tea in Japan, but some people like Iced…
Mugicha is a Japanese summer cold tea made from roasted barely. It has a very fragrant taste from roasting, almost like coffee. Because Mugicha is a no-caffeine tea, it’s been loved by everyone from the young to the old. It is the most popular drink of all time during summer in Japan.
Shogayu (Japanese Ginger Tea) is a traditional Japanese home remedy made to help soothe the body and relieve symptoms of the common cold. This warming, slightly spicy herbal tea is especially popular during the colder months, as it gently heats the body from the inside out.