celebraTINg exisTENce: Search results for matcha

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Mahilig ako sa chocolates simula pa nung bata ako kaya nung nakapag-overnight kami sa Subic dati at unang beses ko lang makapasok sa Duty Free, sabi ng nanay ko e hindi raw ako magkanda-ugaga katatakbo sa shelves na pinaglalagyan ng mga tsokolate at hindi ako makapili.

Nung bumalik naman ako sa Puregold Dutyfree nito nang mahilig ako sa matcha, hindi pa rin ako magkanda-ugaga. Hindi katatakbo kundi kaiisip dahil hindi rin ako makapili kasi nga kulang sa chaching. Hahaha! Some things don't change. Iba pa rin reaction ko everytime may makita akong bagay na gustong-gusto ko. hahahahahaha. Di ko na kasi ma-control pag nakakakita ako ng kahit anong matcha. -_-

Sakit sa puso nito but thank you, Puregold Duty Free for selling matcha products. It was a problem that I was glad to have. It's not you, it's me kaya masakit sa puso. BAKIT KASI ANG PRICEY NG MGA GUSTO KO SA BUHAY?!

Matcha soft cookie oreos (paki-arrange na lang sa tamang order 'yung words)

I did not buy this because I like it, I bought it as per my cousin's son's request. Ako siguro may kasalanan bakit mahilig na rin siya sa matcha kaya binilhan ko na.

He liked it that he almost finished everything but as for me, not too much because it seemed like the chocolate taste overpowered the matcha and that's unacceptable for (someone like) me. Haha!! Still and an interesting combination so definitely worth trying. Arte lang ako.

I saw this before in Family Mart although I don't know what its name is.

Instead na nakabalot sa chocolate na almond 'yung kasama, matcha flavor 'yung stick and then matcha bits 'yung nagpapalutong. This one's interesting too but it's not something that I'd buy again. Arte ko diba? hahaha. Nabawasan na kasi talaga 'yung pagka-like ko sa chocolates. You'd taste the chocolate more than the matcha bits so I prefer the one below.

Ito 'yung mapayat at matangkad na version ng Midi Matcha. Bitin lang because a box has only two foil containers but I like this the most among the three.

Balanced ang matcha taste and creaminess but if I were to choose, I'd still for for the Midi Matcha. Bakit??? Iba pa rin kaming mga chubby! Hahahaha!

These three matcha products are for those who prefer subtle matcha flavor. Creamy at andun pa rin 'yung lasa ng matcha pero hindi in your face na, "Oy!! Green tea ako!" gets or not... end of post. :))

My wallet committed suicide just to make me feel better. Haha. 😍 #matcha #pocky #meiji #oreo #matcharap #infinitelivessana🙏 #panicbuyingangpeg #rt

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on May 19, 2015 at 3:48am PDT

Akalain mong 12 weeks ago na 'to. hahahaha!! Di bale, meron nga kong mga pictures na lagpas na one year eh. Wala na kasi atang relevance kaya forever na silang hindi maipo-post sa blogosphere unlike pag matcha, forever relevant :)))

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I've always wanted to try eating here at Cafe Shibuya eversince I first saw it back during the time when I'd go running to a Family Mart branch for their now-phased-out matcha softserved ice cream.

This strawberry matcha toast picture always looked as if it's telling me,
"Bakit hindi mo pa ko kinakain?!"

Relax with a matcha green tea latte. :)) Ramdam na ramdam ko ang forever namin ng matcha. As in. Buti pa 'to kahit panira ng diet (Baka nagd-diet) at budget (baka hindi gastadora!!!) e nakaka-relax at hindi nakakasisi. Hahaha!

I have been really craving for matcha that even if I was already meaning to order a matcha-flavored toast, I still ordered this iced matcha green tea latte which, unfortunately, was too creamy for my liking.

P 130.00

I don't know what's with toasts like this but I've been eating them a lot lately. Uso?

Baby Strawberry Matcha Toast
P 195.00

Okay naman 'to pero I don't know, may kulang. :( Hindi ko maipaliwanag pero may kulang eh. But I liked the matcha ice cream.

Alab. Minsan watawat Madalas itong toast. #damingsinabi #heavenly #mango #caramel #toast #dessert #cafeshibuya #ilove

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on Feb 23, 2015 at 1:40am PST

My friend and I chose this mango caramel for our second visit and I found this a lot better compared to the strawberry matcha toast I previously had. Alam mo naman, mahina ako sa pag-describe pero mas masarap talaga 'to ng mga 95%.

Mango Caramel

Regular

P 235.00

It's obvious that I liked this a lot more than their matcha strawberry toast so if I'll ever find myself returning there which is very likely since they have a lot of food options to choose from, I'll just order a scoop of their matcha ice cream with other toast variants.

Do you know a good cafe here in Quezon City or anywhere near Q.C that serves delicious and potent matcha latte or matcha anything? Sabi nila, ang pagkain binabagayan ang personality ng tao eh. Ayoko ng matamis kasi bitter ako. hehehehehehe. Jk. Mas gusto ko 'yung matcha na malalasahan mo talaga 'yung pait kesa sa mga matatamis saka mga pina-creamy ng sobra.

Tell me plssssssssssssss. Maraming salamat! :)))

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FINALLY!!!!!

Finally, na-post na 'to.
Finally, nakapunta rin!

When I got my phone from the service center, I was then having a hard decision whether to eat ALONE or just go home. I am that person who would choose the latter because I can't eat rice meals when I'm alone in public. Hahaha! Pero hindi naman kanin 'to so keribells.

I have a cognitive map of Kapitolyo since I've been there for a lot of times but that one was special because I was alone, it was raining hard (may bagyo! huhu. All for the love of matcha!!), and it was my second time returning after a year. Ulitin ko lang, medyo ma-drama talaga 'yung part ng paglalakad ko. hahaha! Nakakatawa na lang eh.

I actually didn't know where I was going but I have more confidence in directions when walking than riding so I skipped the tricycle. I know that it's in Pioneer Street but I wasn't able to get the exact location so I just walked along the street not minding the wind and the rain.

Ang bait lang ni Kuya guard from Pioneer Center because even if I wasn't asking him anything, he told me that it was okay to ask if I was lost. (Kuya, life lessons ba 'yon? Wala naman masama sa pagtatanong. HAHAHA.) O mukha yata kasi akong naliligaw that time or naawa lang siya kasi ang lakas ng ulan at mukhang di ko pa alam pupuntahan ko. And?? I told him, "De, kuya okay lang po. Anong lugar ba 'to?" Hindi ko sinabi na naghahanap ako ng matcha cafe na dapat pala sinabi ko na lang. hahaha. He answered, "Pioneer Center"

I continued walking but my instinct told me to go back so I did.

After all the drama, Kissako Uji Matcha Cafe is in Pioneer Center. Ge.

I ordered Hot Matcha Latte and Japanese Cheesecake

What I enjoyed more is the Matcha Japanese Cheesecake. It was my first time eating Japanese Cheesecake and I must admit that I fell inlove at first bite. Not entirely because it's matcha flavored but because of melt-in-your-mouth texture. But even so, nadudurog kasi pag hinahati so I'd like it to be less crumbly if ever I return to order this again

For the taste, there was a slight matcha taste at first and afterwards it was all cheese.

I won't tell more details about the latte aside from the super obvious qtpi latte art that makes drinking a hard decision.

Overall, it was a pleasant matcha experience (food & ambiance). Nothing goes wrong naman with matcha and I kaya more than pleasant pa nga. hehe.

And I'll just mention this 'cause I'm happy that more and more people are discovering the goodness of matcha/green tea/nokcha. I've been on the look out for anything matcha for like more than 3 years now and the search has never been this easy. Haha! I see matcha almost everywhere now which is definitely a good thing so I can satisfy my cravings immediately.

Where else can I find delicious matcha goodies? :)))

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Matchawifestival... Gosh, after a lot of anticipation over the weekend. I went home sawi and broke yesterday. :((( Chos! Nahinayang ako sa byahe, don't think I'll be able to go back on a weekend to attend the festival.

Okay, so the Matcha festival runs for the whole month of September. Keri. The usual articles I read mentioned that participating restaurants have prepared their own matcha-infused dish to serve for the festival and that there are matcha goodies sold. I don't know if it's me who overlooked that detail or hindi talaga siya masyado na mention na although everyday 'yung sa resto e every weekend lang ang stores. So okay lang, sige, disappointed pero ano magagawa ko e Monday kami nagpunta, diba? Anyway, before I left for the States a lot were raving for the then newly-opened restaurant called Ichiba. We just tried that out since sawi-sawian nga ko sa matcha goodies, subukan na lang 'yung gustong subukan months before pa tapos transfer to another restaurant to get dessert na lang 'cause all they had there was a soft-serve matcha. (Family mart memories, beshy oh! :(( Sakit lang na wala na 'yung favorite flavor ko.) Kasi nga madalas naman ako nakaka-kain before ng soft-serve matcha kaya minabuti na lang namin lumipat.

So disappointed sa matcha kasi wala, okay naman experience sa Ichiba, then paglipat namin sa napili namin na restaurant para mag matcha dessert...

10 minutes...

20 minutes...

30 minutes...

Hala, bakit ang tagal? Di namin agad napansin kasi busog pa from Ichiba pero ang tagal na pala!

My family were trying to be patient kasi nga gusto ko talaga ng matcha so they waited with me.

40 minutes... "Ate, pa follow-up naman 'yung order please."

50 minutes... baka in-order pa sa Japan 'yung matcha.

1 hour...

Lumabas isang ate, "Mam, three minutes na lang po."

Another 10 minutes have passed and wala pa din so ako na nag-initiate na umalis na lang kami. Yes, without telling the servers. Huhuhu. SAKIT SA PUSO PLEASE!! Salamat sa tubig. :(( hahahaha! Di ko na sila i-mention kung sino.

1. Kapag excited ka talaga e noh!
2. Kapag napuno ka na ng thoughts na wala, wala talaga! Kailangan ng shift of thoughts ulit na hindi possible kasi sobrang disappointed at bwisit ko nga.

Pinalagpas at binigo mo ko this time, matcha pero kakapit pa din ako sa'yo. :(((( Hahanapin pa rin kita. :(((( HAHAHAHA.

As in super sama talaga ng loob ko. Pati mga Vegas learnings ko sa Casino, nalimutan ko kaya mas sumama pa loob ko. Lamona. Casino 'yan eh. Kaso 'yun nga, syempre pag napuno ka na ng thinking na wala hanggang sa dulo wala. hahaha. Umuwing talo, luhaan at di mapakinabangan hahaha pero may new learning na kailangan na ulit maging financially responsible. Oi, mag 3 months ka ng nasa Pilipinas, Tin! Umayos ka. Di 'yung hanggang ngayon puro pa rin gastos. Tsk

Kaya ayoko na bumalik muna sa casino. Kakaloka!!! Naputol na Vegas - Solaire winning streak Hahahaha!

Anyway, balikan na lang natin 'yung good memories when I did a Staycation in Marriott Hotel, Newport Area. Although I have no idea when and how, I am looking forward for a Maxim's Hotel Staycation! Sobrang ganda ng pool nilaaaaa. Bali levels!!

Sobrang unstable ng post na 'to, noh? hahahahahahahahahahaha withdrawal syndrome sa matcha besh haahahha