Japan: Green Tea Powder
Just wanted to share a "discovery" I had last November when we went to Hong Kong. So I've been drinking green tea and matcha for as long as I can remember. I loved dining in Genki Sushi because of their complimentary "unilimited matcha powder" but I never took the time to research about it. All along, I thought that since it's powdered then it should be a lower class matcha powder.
Take note that this might be a common knowledge to some but this was news to me last year.
Genki Sushi, UPTC
Japan 2019: Uobei Sushi in Yodobashi Hakata, Fukuoka (I think this is closed already.)
This is the one I'm talking about. I looked it up and according to their website, it's definitely green tea powder from Kagoshima.
Mukha kasi siya 'yung ibang matcha powder na nabibili rito sa'tin sa Manila, diba?
Anyway,
Anyway,
I felt so dehydrated during our summer Japan trip and that cold green tea felt like a savior every night.
This became our favorite dinner place when we went to Japan last year. Notice the cold service green tea pitcher that was far from where I was seated. I kept refilling during the meal until the server noticed that I stood up quite a couple of times so he then placed the refilled pitcher in front of me.
It has always been placed in front of me during the next nights. Arigatou! HAHAHAHA. Nakakahiya ng slight. HAHAHAHA
Personally, I find it mild but for my friend who doesn't like drinking teas, she told me that it's a bit potent for me to call it mild. Idk 🙊🙊
During the nights that we dined it there, I always found myself wondering what it was then somehow concluded that it's cold-brewed green tea because I was unaware of the existence of green tea powders.
When I saw the Cold Brew Green Tea bag in Donki (right), I thought that I've solved the problem until I had to spend a lot of time trying to brew the bags and still didn't taste like those drinks I had in Japan.
I know that brewing green tea takes time and I would love to attend a proper tea ceremony (led by Minghao hahaha!) someday but for now especially for those times when I'm rushing, I've been good with instant green tea bags.
The problem remained unsolved until Don Don Donki in Hong Kong happened and I chanced upon these three Jonetz Powder.
May green tea powder pala?! Would've solved this immediately if I Googled, right? May green tea powder pala! You can taste the difference of green tea powder and matcha powder at once but I never really paid attention until last November.
Anyway, I've been enjoying these green tea powders. These have become my go-to drink since November.
It doesn't even have a steeping time, mix lang sa iced water then I'm good to go.
KBYE
Gusto ko lang i-share bilang isang matcha and green tea addict na not all powders are the same. AHAHAHAHAHA.
Places We Visited in Tokyo, Japan 2023
Someday... babalik ng Japan para maghanap ng green tea powder.... yes, universe? 😂😂😂
Everything, in time. 💖
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