Thinking about good gift ideas for a green tea lover in your life? Here is my list of a few green tea products that are good for stocking stuffers. Other cultures have just barely scratched the surface of the many uses of green tea. However, the Japanese have quite a head start and are still discovering new uses as it becomes a popular ingredient worldwide.
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Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder used in sweets like mochi. For that reason, commercial sweets producers and popular chocolate brands have jumped on the green tea trend, and you can now buy KitKat bars made with matcha powder.
Whether it’s soba noodles made with matcha or instant noodles in a cup of green tea, this is one food pairing that is highly popular in Japan that has yet to have a global reach. However, it probably will soon be discovered and become the latest green tea food trend worldwide.
Mr. Orange is a creature from the universe of Green Tea Land that landed on the package of our popular Green tea with Japanese Orange (Mikan).
Here are the pictures. What do you think? Aren’t they cute?
“Zuke” sounds like anything related to zucchini or squash. However, this dish does not contain any zucchini at all. Instead, it is a comfort food made of green tea, rice, and fish. The tea is steeped, poured over the rice, and added toppings such as shredded nori and other flavors.
Please check my entire article I wrote about green tea rice here.
Whether you’re a school kid or a grandparent, there’s undeniably something great about the sugar fix a candy bar provides. Because of this, green tea and matcha-flavored candies have become big business. Here are some of my favorites: Matcha Pocky and Melty Kiss. These two are incredibly popular in Japan.
I wrote an article about green tea being good for skin. The Japanese are very ingenious about making use of holistic ingredients to rejuvenate and cleanse the body. As such, green tea is considered a natural detoxifier because it is high in antioxidants. Additionally, it has a sweet scent that many Japanese people find comforting. The caffeine in it can also help raise energy levels and invigorate the senses. Here is a good example of using green tea for skin.
Because the smell is sweet and comforting, it’s no surprise that the Japanese decided to make it into incense. Burning incense is ingrained in Japanese culture for various rituals, as a way to cleanse the air, or to simply to make a room smell better. You can adopt this custom by getting your own green tea incense from Japan.
This premium matcha green tea has won the Global Tea Championship. This premium traditional Japanese green tea is uniquely produced using the highest quality high-grade tea leaves. This tea undergoes a complex process, from growing and picking to processing, which requires only a limited quantity each year.
Did you know that black tea, oolong tea, and Japanese green tea all come from the same plant? Or that their labels really describe where the leaf was left off in the fermentation process? Learn about unusual uses for green tea, such as beer made from green tea or cake made with green tea. Find out how to get more of the antioxidant catechin from tea by adding one simple ingredient. This guide contains hundreds of facts about this fantastic beverage.
Chocolate biscuits with matcha filling will make us feel happy and satisfied. Meiji products are very popular because their Almond, Macadamia and Choco Baby are easy to buy almost around the world, and tasty too. It’s sure that this choco matcha biscuits will not leave us disappointed and will make us ask for more. The package design will make us remember about snowflakes, flowers, and the Japanese culture.
A chocolate chewy snack from Korea that can satisfy your choco and green tea cravings. Small chocolate covered soft cake matcha with marshmallow filling is a great treat to cherish your fun moments and you can partner it with green tea drink too. Since these are individually packed, we can share the tasty goodness with our family and friends.
Don’t get fooled with these small waffle cookies as they are crispy, yet they can melt in your mouth. With the matcha flavor, you can have these comfort food soften and warmed a bit on top of your hot cup of coffee or tea. It is not too sweet, so you don’t have to worry much about consuming sugar.
Thin cookies with good tasting matcha cream will make us think again of Japan. Even crunchy thin, these are really delicious and perfect match for milk or plain matcha hot drink. We can definitely finish the whole bag in one sitting, but it will be best to consume these slowly so we can enjoy the chat and appreciate its taste gracefully like making and drinking matcha. Just rest for a bit and have a stress—free snacking time.
3 in 1 set of Hello Kitty wafer cookies that will help you make a bond with kids especially with toddlers. The most popular Sanrio character, Kitty White, is adorably offering us to try their small wafer flavor Green Tea. These Hello Kitty snacks are perfect as party desserts and kids will get back to have a second batch of these wafer sticks.
Matcha cream-covered biscuit sticks, the world-famous Japanese snack Pocky, is a popular treat among teenagers. Lovely to look at and easy to touch, it can be eaten with another tea, milk, or chocolate drink too. Combined biscuit and cream taste, you will surely open another box and eat all the biscuit sticks. An excellent snack for lovers too.
This LIVYUYAO Green Tea Clay Facial Mask is formulated with green tea extract to help fade dark spots and dullness and reduce redness, acne, and blackheads. The minerals of this clay mask keep your skin hydrated, soft, and plump and can help remove dead skin cells from deep within the pores. In addition, it gently exfoliates to give you a deep detox that leaves your skin feeling refreshed.
Glam Up Green Tea Sheet Mask is designed to boost your skin's natural moisture levels and provides the usual benefits of a sheet mask. In addition, it increases hydration and cell turnover while helping to fight wrinkles and dark circles. Made with 3-layered natural pulp ingredients that provide deep hydration, this sheet mask contains antioxidant-rich green tea extract that also slows down aging.
Locker, a well-known brand, makes a delicious matcha snack. The crispy wafers’ 4-layer creamy filling is made from the green tea powder that grows on the volcanic hills of Japan. These wafers are delicious for you.
Wonderful Pistachios have come to life and are now ready-made for you. One taste will prove that Wonderful Pistachios are the tastiest nuts around, so why not try them today? The authentic nature of these pistachios is ensured by their being grown in the San Joaquin Valley, California, and harvested with sustainable techniques. Enjoy them as plain nuts, or add them to your favorite recipes.
The fragrance of this Green Tea mist is almost perfect! It has a sweet smell that doesn't smell like candy. It is long-lasting and leaves a good-lasting scent on the skin. This perfume is the ideal gift for holidays and birthdays.
The Japanese-style Castella sponge cake is made with egg whites, sugar, and wheat flour, flavored with green tea powder. It's very simple and unsweetened with just the right amount of sweetness. It makes a great snack with tea or a part of a quick breakfast.
Royce Nama Chocolate is the perfect chocolate matcha for you. It packs a punch and is exceptionally creamy and satisfying. With a smooth and velvety texture, this blend uses fresh cream, cocoa butter, sugar, skim milk, and powdered green tea to create the most luxurious chocolate treat imaginable.
A delicious and indulgent treat that is sure to please any tea-lover. This snack is made with creamy Uji matcha filling and pressed into a delicate flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit to create this delicious treat.
Kagoshima Organic Green Tea Matcha is a must for every true green tea connoisseur, providing a unique and superior tea-drinking experience. This matcha tea is made with pure, organic ingredients, without artificial flavorings, colorants, or fillers. Tencha tea leaves are carefully picked in the early spring, immediately steamed, dried, and stone-ground into a fine powder creating Matcha.
Use this bamboo matcha whisker to make your tea ceremony memorable. Made with high-quality, natural bamboo, this matcha tea whisk is designed to last for a long time, and you can use it in your everyday routine or for special occasions with friends and family. The texture of the bamboo green tea whisk will give you perfect froth every time, creating memories that you won't forget!
These high-quality tea bags are made using natural, non-toxic materials to provide safe and reliable tea bags. Odorless and biodegradable. The empty tea bags are strategically designed to be oversized to allow your tea leaves to unfurl fully so that they can release maximum flavor and aroma. So make the most out of your favorite green tea leaves.
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