What is Kuromame-cha (Black Soybean-tea)?
The New Year has started! The first tea I'll show you in 2025 is tea with kuromame as this is deeply related to a New Year's celebrations in Japan. ...
Eat, Drink, Cook - Japanese Food & Recipes
What is Kuromame-cha (Black Soybean-tea)?
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Matcha Hot Chocolate with Christmas Decoration Recipe
This matcha hot chocolate is a cozy drink to warm you up! It is totally rich and sweet, and best enjoyed with whipped cream and a Christmas decoration. Perfect for...
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Wreath Cake with Matcha and Kinako Recipe
This Christmas wreath cake is partly made using some Japanese traditional ingredients, which are kinako (roasted soy bean flour) for the cake, and matcha for frosting! With a cute look,...
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What is Kinako and How to Enjoy It
What is kinako? Kinako is a yellow flour made by grinding roasted soy beans used in Japanese cuisine for many years. Kinako, it is said, was loved by the aristocrats...
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Japanese Pumpkin Flan with Spiced Hojicha Sauce Recipe
Purin (プリン) in Japanese, flan or Spanish flan or crème creme (creme caramel) in English, has been a very common dessert in Japan for more than 50 years, and this dessert has...
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Warabi Mochi with Wasanbon Sugar Recipe
Chewy and jelly texture, warabi mochi is a popular wagashi (Japanese traditional confectionary) in Japan. Although most of people buy it in stores, you can make it easily at home....
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Delicious Treats with Matcha Ice Cream
Have you made matcha ice cream with our two recipes? One is with double cream, another one is a vegan recipe with banana. Both are delicious and easy to make....
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3-Ingredient Fluffy Matcha Ice Cream Recipe
The hot days continue, and so, we need a nice and cold treat ! Here we'll introduce you to a delicious matcha ice cream made with just 3 ingredients. It's...
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Yuzu and Hibiscus Tea Mocktail Recipe
Here is another nice drink with dried yuzu peel ,continuing on from the previous article. Yuzu, sometimes called Japanese citron in English, is a type of citrus fruit that is...
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Iced Yuzu Hojicha Recipe
Would anyone like a lemony, cold and delicious tea to get through the hot summer? I'll show you a refreshing drink here. You would love it as it tastes good...
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How to Enjoy Perilla and Izumo Bancha Tea Blend
Here is an interesting blend tea I’d like to introduce to you. This is a blend of Izumo bancha tea and perilla(red shiso). Izumo bancha tea Izumo is the name...
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Nama Yatsuhashi (Famous confectionary of Kyoto) Recipe
Have you been to Kyoto, Japan? You might've seen this impressive shape in shops in Kyoto if you've been there. This confectionery called nama yatsuhashi has been very popular as...
