Tirol Choco Kinako mochi and Matcha mochi to end production in late-March
Japan is home to a variety of sweets and snacks, and Tirol choco, also known as Chiroru Choko(チロルチョコ) in Japanese, is one of everyone’s favorites….
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Haagen-Dazs and Nana’s Green Tea team up for Valentine’s Day matcha ice cream delight
The matcha dessert is truly a genre of its own in Japan at this point. From the dizzying heights of elaborate green tea parfaits to…
Japan’s hit fruit sandwiches get a matcha twist with green tea breaded strawberry flavor
The sandwich section of Japanese convenience stores can often offer seasonal specialties that cause a double-take, such as pudding sandwiches, but one that has become…
Hotel Chocolat’s modern take on traditional sweet mochi soup is a ‘New Spring’ matcha sundae
Mochi is customarily eaten at New Year in Japan, and one way to fill your personal quota of rice cake consumption is through mochi-laden, red…
‘God’ cheese tea shop machi machi offers “Mochi Mochi Matcha Azuki Latte” for New Year’s 2021
When it comes to cheese tea, there is one shop that stands out among the crowd, and that’s machi machi. Having earned the somewhat hyperbolic…
Cold Stone Creamery debut Japanese style matcha and mochi ice creams to celebrate New Year
Musical ice cream vendors, Cold Stone Creamery, have brought their sweet creations to locations around the world, but the branches in Japan seem to play…
Make perfect Dalgona Coffee at home in just seconds with this easy mixture
With the pandemic of 2020 leading to the majority of people staying at home and indoors, there has been a rise in the number of…
Tully’s Japan blends traditional Japanese flavors with Kuromitsu Kinako Matcha Latte
Even though 2020 has been a difficult year, to put in mildly, Tully’s Japan wants to end it on a sweet note filled with the…
Sweeten your winter holidays with Historic Kyoto teahouse’s Christmas parfaits
When it comes to premium iced desserts featuring the best of Japanese tea, historic Kyoto teahouse Itohkyuemon’s parfaits and ice bars are second to none….
Matcha specialty shop’s edible zen garden looks like a delicately created food painting
Omatcha Salon is a matcha specialty shop that creates an assortment of traditional Japanese sweets using a certain type of tea called “uji matcha” —…
CheeseTable’s “drinkable cheesecake” line gets “millefeuille pie” versions in matcha and berry
CheeseTable, as the name suggests, specializes in dishes featuring cheese. Whether its fondues or grilled meats and vegetables drizzled in Raclette cheese for lunch or…
Manhattan Roll opens first Kyoto store with limited edition matcha rolled ice cream
Rolled ice cream has become quite the sensation throughout asia over the past few years. First appearing back in 2009 as a popular street food…
Itohkyuemon’s most luxurious matcha ice-cream bars are perfect for summer!
The traditional tea house of Itohkyuemon, located in the city of Uji, Kyoto, specializes in excellent tea blends. Once again, it has exceeded my expectations…
Kyoto matcha maker & “macho” tofu brand collaborate on soymilk soft-serve ice cream
The hot summer months are upon us, and that means its the perfect season for ice cream. If you happen to live in the Kyoto…
Green Botanical Afternoon Tea set is inspired by Japanese garden aesthetic
Afternoon tea offerings in Japan run the gamut from traditional to unconventional and everything in between. As can be expected in Japan, it isn’t unusual…