MATCHA-dventures in Japan!
Documenting the whole Japan trip in one single blog post will take so many characters and be so awful long and since I cannot get to summarizing everything yet (still reeling from the fact that one of our dream travels has actually happened), I decided to put it up bit by bit. This post is especially all about my favourite food to consume in the world: MATCHA!
Matcha is made by grinding young tea leaves and is said to have more nutrients as you are having the tea leaves instead of having just the extracts from its leaves (from a normal green tea). It is packed with antioxidants, boosts metabolism and burns calories. Matcha also:
(1) Enhances mood and aids in concentration
(2) Calms the mind and relaxes the body
(3) Prevents disease
(4) Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar
(1) Enhances mood and aids in concentration
(2) Calms the mind and relaxes the body
(3) Prevents disease
(4) Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar
So much for an introduction. Not everyone is into it but as you may all know by now, I love it and I love trying varieties from matcha drinks to cookies, muffins, and weird dishes (pasta, tonkatsu, etc). You could check my Twitter thread below for some reference.
There is nothing matcha cannot fix.— April Ann (@AprilDeGuzman) April 23, 2016
And guess what? Japan is where it's originated! *pretends to be shocked*
Not going to miss not to try and hoard them while we are at the land of the rising sun, yes?
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| YES? |
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| YES!!!!! |
And so, here are some of my hoards.
(....and some others that I didn't get to take a photo because I just cannot help but eat all of them.)
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| Oreo Thins and Chocopie! |
Featuring RJ of BT21 (and some cherry and wasabi-flavoured KitKat)
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| Cookies and Bon Bon!! |
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| A serving of soft ice cream in Kyoto (left) |
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| *drools* |
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| The Meiji sandwich (left) has 51% matcha, I am in heaven. The green tea on the right is really good for your everyday tea consumption, too. |
Whoops.
And when matcha is life......
Here's to more!
April x
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