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Eat, Drink, Cook - Japanese Food & Recipes

  • Green tea Cookie Recipe (Gluten-free)

    Green tea Cookie Recipe (Gluten-free)

    In a previous article, we introduced a recipe with shincha ,first flush green tea:  rice balls made with tea leaves after brewing.   Onigiri rice ball recipe   Now, here’s...

  • Green Tea Tempura Recipe

    Green Tea Tempura Recipe

      The shincha (first flush tea) season is here. It's the busiest season for tea farmers, picking young tea leaves and processing them for making tea.  Only during this season...

  • Chazuke (Rice with Green Tea) Recipe

    Chazuke (Rice with Green Tea) Recipe

    Cha 茶, or ocha means tea in Japanese, and chazuke 茶漬け or ochazuke is a traditional Japanese dish made by pouring green tea over cooked rice with savory toppings. It’s...

  • Green Tea Salt Recipe

    Green Tea Salt Recipe

    Let's incorporate the flavor of green tea into our cooking as well as drinking. It's Tea Salt! This is the simplest recipe ever. Mix some green tea with some salt from...

  • Genmaicha Matcha Latte Recipe

    Genmaicha Matcha Latte Recipe

      This Genmaicha Matcha latte is such a bliss. It's lighter and refreshing, which is different from the Matcha Latte you may already know. The fragrant aroma of Genmaicha and...