Green Tea Happy Turn

Happy Turn Green Tea

The packaging of this seasonal version is quite gorgeous and reflects the 大人の抹茶味 – the adult green tea flavour. I reviewed the concept of Happy Turns, and indeed the snacks themselves here so I won’t talk about them very much in this post, except to say that this version is just as yummy as the previous…

Royce’ Matcha Ice Dessert

I have been eyeing this temptation for a while now, and finally decided to treat myself. I’ve been craving all things sweet recently, and this was just perfect. Royce’ is a Japanese chocolate manufacturing company based in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It makes a number of chocolate goodies, and also just beautiful chocolate covered crisps – mmmmm.…

Häagen-Dazs Japonais

The latest seasonal offering from Häagen-Dazs Japan is this visually stunning green tea and red bean number. It is smothered with kuromitsu, a Japanese sugar syrup made from unrefined black sugar grown in Okinawa, and has a layer of sweet red bean paste sandwiched between green tea ice cream and good old vanilla ice cream at the…

Ode to Green Tea Lattes

Starbucks’s amazing Matcha Latte – the divine harmony that I have come to not be able to make it through my working day without (that smacks of addiction just a touch; should I be worried?) Those few minutes of respite when I can hustle to our nearest ‘Bucks and order my tall, non-fat, extra hot,…