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Make Matcha Ice Cream Anywhere: Simple and Delicious

Make Matcha Ice Cream Anywhere: Simple and Delicious

This is a recipe shared with me by a friend living in the US. With this recipe, you can easily find ingredients even outside Japan! Just make sure to get our high-quality matcha powder for the best flavor. 🍵✨ ## IngredientsThickened Cream (600ml)Condensed Milk (400ml)Matcha Powder (2-3 tbsp)# Instructions1. Whip the thickened cream until stiff peaks form.2. Add the condensed milk and mix well.3. Add the matcha powder and mix until well combined.4. Freeze until solid. #MatchaRecipe #MatchaLovers #TeaTime #MatchaPowder #JapaneseMatcha #JapaneseFood #ReceitaDeMatcha #AmantesDeMatcha #HoraDoChá #PóDeMatcha #MatchaJaponês #ComidaJaponesa #وصفة_ماتشا #عشاق_الماتشا #وقت_الشاي #مسحوق_الماتشا #ماتشا_يابانية #طعام_ياباني #RecetteDeMatcha #AmoureuxDeMatcha #HeureDuThé #PoudreDeMatcha #MatchaJaponais #CuisineJaponaise...

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This year's new tea may come earlier than usual

In Japan, the current climate is the warmest March on record. This may lead to this year's new tea arriving about a week earlier than usual. However, it's unlikely that the schedule for the first market will be signifi

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The Refining Process for Sencha ver2

The Refining Process for SenchaWhile the basic form of tea is already formed when it’s crude tea, it’s still too rough to be sold. In this form the tea still includes stems, powder, and buds, as well as small hardened balls formed when the tea is roasted, and other components. The tea is still high in moisture content, and it’s unsuitable for long-term storage at home.Tea is sold as crude tea on the market to tea finishers. Our company buys most of our crude tea from the tea market in Kyoto. We take this tea and refine it into a...

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How Sencha (crude tea) is Made

Tea begins to ferment soon after it’s been picked due to the influence of oxygen. Japanese tea is non-fermented, which is why tea farmers work to process tea to a certain extent on the very day it’s picked. Tea made in this manner is known as crude tea. Processors in the business of finishing tea will buy tea from farmers as crude tea, and then undertake the final finishing process at factories or co-ops.Here I’ll tell you about how crude tea is made.The goal of the process for making crude tea is to finish the basic shaping of the leaves,...

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