Perhaps the charm of matcha lies in its unique and versatile flavor. Like a fairy wand, it's delicious when you put it in dessert.

Not sweet or greasy, bitter in honey. Take a sip, the lukewarm flavor lingers between the lips and teeth, and turns back and forth between the throat. So, true love is matcha flavor.

Today, the team will talk with you about past and present matcha tea, and explore where the delicious matcha of the Emperor is hiding.

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Little science about matcha

Matcha originated fromChina Sui DynastyHe sent Tang envoys to Japan more than XNUMX years ago and carried forward in the Japanese tea ceremony.

Matcha is actually a type of green tea, but there are more intensive steps in planting, picking and processing. Green tea used for processing matcha tea, tea farmers will carry out three weeks before picking"Shading"The special care of (shade-grown) makes the plant produce more theanine and caffeine, which is why matcha is more bitter and fragrant than ordinary green tea. After drying, freezing, warming, etc., use naturalStone millThe ground fine powder is matcha.

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Therefore, the price of matcha is also very expensive. At the Ichido, an old matcha store in Kyoto, Japan, the highest-grade matcha "cloud gate" was about $ 1 per gram. There are four places in Japan that are most famous for matcha, Nishio in Aichi Prefecture, Uji in Kyoto, Yame in Fukuoka, and Shizuoka Prefecture. We knowUji Matcha"Uji" is actually a place where matcha is produced, not a brand.

In addition to traditional brewing, matcha is widely used by resourceful eaters to makeDerivatives of various matchaCountless fans in the food industry. Matcha latte, matcha milk cap, matcha milk tea is the sweetness of milk and matcha; matcha ice cream, matcha ice cream is refreshing in summer; matcha macaron, matcha crepe, matcha puff, matcha chocolate lava cake, then Demonstrates Kyoto's irresistible romance like Paris.

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The following team has collected a variety of good matcha flavors that must not be missed in the United States. Come to see which one is near you. Bookmark and start a trip to matcha!

National Big Brands

Lady M® Confections | Matcha Melaleuca Cake

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Lady M's matcha millennial cake is the perfect combination of classic French sweetness and Japanese style. 20 layers of French crepes, wrapped in fresh and delicate whipped cream, and then covered with light and delicate matcha powder, which is impeccable in both taste and taste. It is an absolute weakness of matcha dessert control. At present, Lady M has stores in East New York, Boston and Charlotte; friends in South Los Angeles and Irvine can also go to the store to taste. Food in other regions can be ordered on the official website.

Address: New York Store 41 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075

The remaining 5 New York stores poke the official website https://www.ladym.com/contact/

Los Angeles Store 8718 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Irvine Store 2967 Michelson Drive Suite B, Irvine, CA 92612

Boston Store 304 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115

Charlotte Store 1320 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203

Matcha Love by Ito En ｜ Matcha Ice Cream

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Matcha ice cream is really a good summer delicacy and dessert. Matcha Love is a Japanese imported matcha specialty store owned by ITO EN. It has branches in some Mitsuwa supermarkets.In the minds of the editor-in-chief of the small team, Matcha Love matcha ice cream is the best in the United States: the taste is very creamy, the matcha flavor is not sweet, the first time it is amazing, it has the taste of Lady M.In addition, they also sell a variety of matcha drinks, and our food shop also has two drinks of Matcha Love.

Address: New Jersey Store 595 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020

Bay Area Store 675 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129

Nanca Store 665 Paularino Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Amorino Gelato ｜ Flower Matcha Ice Cream

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Beautiful and delicious little angel petal ice cream, some stores have matcha-flavored Gelato, selected with chocolate and milk flavored Gelato, a fresh and seductive "succulent plant" ice cream is visual.

Address: Los Angeles / San Francisco / Boston / Chicago / New York / Atlanta etc. (specific address stampOfficial website)

Paris Sweet | Matcha Qi Feng

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Paris Betty's Matcha Tea is fluffy, soft and delicate, with a cloudy taste when it is freshest.
Address: Many branches across the East and California

621 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90010

20735 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014

581 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

2568 Broadway, New York, NY 10025

85 ° C ｜ Matcha Red Bean Roll

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The soft sponge cake, wrapped in red beans and whipped cream, bites down, and the texture and taste are full. Matcha with red beans, the most reminiscent of the taste of "Uji".

Address: Many branches in California and Texas

www.85cbakerycafe.com/locations/

Beard Papa's｜Matcha Puff

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The puff means "cabbage" in French. The puff cracked due to thermal expansion really looks like a blossoming cabbage. When the cream puff's dense fillings become matcha flavor, the matcha control can hardly be more satisfying. Originated from Japan, the signature of Beard Papa, a chain of cream puff shops around the world, has always been matcha puffs.
Address: http://beardpapa.com/locations.html

J.sweets ｜ Matcha Donuts

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Yeyangyang’s special recommendation: "The matcha-flavored mochi is made into a doughnut shape, which makes people curious. Different from the American doughnut, the matcha mochi is kneaded into thin and long strips and ringed into a circle. It’s matcha chocolate sprinkled with icing, and the inside is super-q matcha mochi."

Address: Mitsuwa 675 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129

Ladurée ｜ Matcha Macaron

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Macaron's leader is with the classics of matcha: the case is slightly sweet and crispy almond round cake, the interior is moist, soft and slightly sticky, with carefully prepared matcha fillings sandwiched in the middle, a bite, rich texture, Sweet and sad, anyone can't stop it, it's really "the girl's breasts".

Address: 7 branches across the United States https://www.laduree.com/en_int/#!houses

Beijing Yogurt ｜ Matcha Yogurt

To be honest, I can't imagine that yogurt can also be made into matcha flavor. The sweet and slightly bitter matcha taste is blended with the sweetness and silky texture in the acidity of the yogurt to make the bitterness more gentle, leaving the sweetness and the aroma of matcha the most. In addition, you can also try matcha yoghurt to make dessert mousse, make oatmeal or pair with fruits, to cool down and be healthy.

Beijing yogurt can be purchased in various stores, major Asian supermarkets (Dahua Supermarket, Shunfa Supermarket, Hong Kong Supermarket, H-MART...), Chinese restaurants, etc.

Niche classics around

Los Angeles

Bake Code ｜ Matcha Melaleuca

You do n’t have to go to Lady M to eat matcha millet, Bake Code is starting to sell. The matcha melon layer in his house is slightly inferior to Lady M if it is thinner, but the matcha flavor is strong, the price is moderate, and the three stores, which avoid the trouble of queuing, have become the reason for the team to go again.

Address: 140 W. Valley Blvd Unit 101, San Gabriel, CA 91776

1355 Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748

The Shops at Mission Viejo 555 The Shops at Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Harajuku Crepe ｜ Matcha Crepe

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The soft Q-flavored crepes exudes a touch of milky flavor, and is matched with matcha ice cream to complete the matcha. Beckham visited a crepe shop late at night in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

Address: 9405 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Tancca | Cheese Uji Matcha

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Tancca has a series of matcha drinks. The signature is cheese Uji Matcha: milk cap + matcha latte. The flavor of matcha tea is very strong, and the tea powder is imported from Japan; the foam of the milk cap is thick and dense, the milk taste is sufficient, and it is super satisfying. In addition to the first time Uji Matcha with almost everyone ordered, the shop also has the classic wild type-Hongdou Uji Matcha and Matcha Uji Matcha Uji Matcha. The matcha is really strong but not bitter.

Address: 18423 Colima Rd, Rowland Heights, CA 91748

Be Bee | Matcha Red Bean Pancake, Matcha Melaleuca & Matcha Latte

I have tried his mango sausage powder and durian sausage powder before. Recently I went to eat and found that there is also a gorgeous lineup of matcha tea. Matcha and red beans are a perfect match. The slightly bitter tea and the sweetness of red beans neutralize each other. Add cream and make Hong Kong-style dim sum. The best choice for afternoon tea. You can also order a cup of mellow matcha latte, or try the Be Bee version of matcha lasagna ~

Address: 3646 Nogales St. Unit A, West Covina, CA 91792

Pomegranate ｜ Matcha Mousse

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Delicate and light taste dessert shop, if you want too much to choose, order a Cake Sampler Trio (see above).

Address: 8556 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Sul & Beans｜Matcha Ice

Korean-style soft ice, soft ice, topped with rich matcha powder and dense red bean paste, if you only recommend a soft ice, Chunyu will not hesitate to think of Sul & Beans.

Address: 621 S Western Ave # 208, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Even Life | Matcha Milk Cap

This milk cap reminds me of Shenzhen's 813, especially the matcha milk cap. Although it has the sweetness of the milk cap, it also retains the rich and rich texture of the matcha tea. When you drink it halfway, gently mix the milk cap and matcha, and it is another softer flavor, similar to matcha milk tea.

Address: 17550 Colima Rd, Ste C, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (Original Star 8 Ramen, Rockstar Noodle Bar)
For more delicious matcha desserts in the Los Angeles area, please poke the Los Angeles Food Team"LA Matcha Dessert Collection".

Bay Area

Antoine Pâtisserie ｜ Matcha Melaleuca

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Due to Lady M's reputation, the matcha melon in other stores is inevitably compared. Some people think that the high-end dessert tea layer of San Jose's high-end dessert shop is richer and more natural than Lady M matcha. As for the price, the whole matcha lasagna cake is $ 88, which means that eating in the shop is also more expensive than ordering a cake on the Lady M website with shipping ($ 40 +).

Address: 1971 O'toole Way, San Jose, CA 95131

Sophie's Crepes｜Matcha Crepes

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Matcha ice cream alone is not enough, and red bean sauce, matcha sauce reproduces the most authentic ancient flavor.

Address: 1581 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Samovar Tea Lounge ｜ Matcha Milk Tea

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A very delicate Japanese-style teahouse, a series of matcha drinks are recommended: matcha milk tea, matcha milk shakes, etc., as well as soft waxy and elastic matcha mochi, the environment is also comfortable and relaxing. The store also retails matcha powder and tea.

Address: 730 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Satura Cakes | Matcha Puff

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Ye Yang YangSpecial recommendation: "The palm-sized puffs, take a bite, and see the full pale green matcha cream filling, it is really happy. The milk flavor is very strong but only a little sweet, which is used to contrast the unique bitterness of matcha Taste. The overall soft and hard taste and sweetness are harmonious, perfectly surpassing Beard Papa's puffs." Chun Yuer also feels better than Beard Papa.

Address: 200 Main St, Los Altos, CA 94022

Chantal Guillon ｜ Matcha Macaron

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Many matcha macarons are a combination of matcha + white chocolate, and the elegant taste of matcha tends to be sweet. And this matcha macaron feels that it retains the true flavor of matcha.

Address: 437 A Hayes St., San Francisco, CA 94102

Blowfish Sushi | Poetic Matcha Dessert

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A matcha dessert called "Zen Garden": a super matcha combination of matcha cheesecake + matcha ice cream + matcha sauce.

Address: 2170 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94110

new York

Takahachi Bakery | Matcha Crepes

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Crepes made ridiculousBurritoLooks like it's covered with cream and red beans, and every bite is full of happiness. In the shopMatcha Macaron和Matcha mousseAlso highly recommended.

Address: 25 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007

Spot Dessert Bar ｜ Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake

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The top 10 dessert shops in New York have a fusion of Asian and American flavors, so they are not particularly sweet or greasy. In addition to taste, Spot's desserts are also beautiful and can be called artworks. Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake is a must-have dessert at every table. When you poke the chocolate cake with a spoon and watch the chocolate lava mixed with matcha slowly flowing out, you will understand what is in the world of food. The air freezes and time is still.

Address:
13 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

11 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001

Bibble & Sip｜Matcha Puff

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The highly sought-after puffs in New York are often eaten in long lines. It's best to have a matcha puff with coffee. The puffs are rich in matcha tea. It is just right to eat one, and it will be a bit greasy to eat two in one breath.

Address: 253 W 51 St, New York, NY 10019

Matcha Cafe Wabi ｜ Matcha Latte

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A small fresh shop specializing in making all kinds of matcha food. Matcha coffee is unique, and there are special cherry blossoms in spring.

Address: 233 E 4th St, New York, NY 10009

Cha-an Cha 庵 ｜ Matcha Cake Roll

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Japanese food shop, Matcha Roll, matcha latte and some snacks are very popular. It is said that some people come to eat sushi, but they actually come for dessert.

Address: 230 E 9th St, New York, NY 10003

Chicago

ReLeaf Matcha Café ｜Matcha Ice Cream

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The rich milky matcha ice cream tastes a bit like Frozen Yogurt.

Address: 100 E Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Sumi Robata Bar ｜ Matcha Cookie

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According to the Chicago Food Squad, "The taste is soft and sweet, and a layer of syrup is attached to the biscuit, which not only can help to remove the greasiness of the lunch barbecue, but also satisfy the addiction to sweets. Friends who go to Sumi for lunch should Missed his matcha biscuits. "

Address: 702 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654

Gaslight Coffee Roasters ｜ Matcha Green Tea

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Captain No.1 in the eyes of the captain: "The clerk only used a simple teapot brewing method, but he did not degrade the quality of the cup of tea in his hand. When he held the bottom of the cup with his hands, a warm current moved from his fingers. When it opened, the nasal cavity was filled with a touch of tea. At that moment, I realized the true meaning of 'one smell, two see three tastes', and drank it slowly, as fresh as the dew after rain, and mild and sweet on the tongue. Slowly diverge. It's no exaggeration to use the words 'comforting people'. "

Address: 2385 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Snow Dragon Shaver ｜ Matcha

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This family's Mian Mian Bing really achieves "Mian", the soft and waxy feeling that melts at the entrance, there is no feeling of scum. Matcha has a sweet taste, but it is not greasy. It is best served with red beans.

Address: 2618 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

For more information about Chicago ’s matcha tea spots, please poke at the Chicago Food Team."Chicago's Most Complete [Matcha Guide] | Don't read it all at once, but you absolutely need to collect! 》.

Seattle

Hiroki | Matcha Tiramisu

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The matcha cake in this cake shop looks similar to Lady M, but it is not a millennial. Chun Yuer also likes the taste of tiramisu. It is silky and a little cold, and it is especially suitable for summer with the sweetness of matcha.

Address: 2224 N 56th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Modern Japanese Cuisine & Setsuko Pastry｜Matcha Cheesecake

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The cheese cake is very dense, and the texture of jelly is very careful.

Address: 6108 Phinney ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

Nutty Squirrel Gelato ｜ Matcha Ice Cream

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The hand-made ice cream in the family workshop is not big, but the taste is unambiguous.

Address: 7212 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

Jewel Box Cafe ｜ Matcha Latte

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A very American-style coffee Brunch shop, people often overlook the fusion drinks like matcha latte. It's a little bit sweet, but the flavor of matcha is very strong.

Address: 321 NE Thornton Pl, Seattle, WA 98125

After reading this, you are either a super matcha control or a true love of the team, then we willFood storeOfMatcha tea seriesA delicious high-profile finish!

Zhai watching "Justice of the People" at home, what delicious match? Left handMatcha corn crispRight handMatcha Sandwich RollAnd miss the sweet oneMatcha truffle chocolate, Succulently, will matcha tea to the end.

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Author | Chun Yuer
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