Matcha green tea is one of the easiest ways to add color and a bit of nutrition to your food. these simple cookies are one of my favorite ways to combine matcha tea with a little bit of fermented sweetness from homemade amakoji paste. Discover the newest organic japanese teas and new ways to cook japanese food https://www.alldayieat.com/go/newshop Curious what the difference is between ceremonial and cooking or culinary matcha? Continue reading and discover what the differences are!In Japan, when shopping for matcha youll find the term ryouriyou translated this means for cooking use.However, most matcha sold in Japan is intended for drinking. Because of that, drinking matcha is simply called matcha. The only way to differentiate the cooking from drinking are the words ryouriyou on the package.To put the differences simply, matcha or what is sold as ceremonial is for drinking. As in drinking straight after adding hot water and whisking.Cooking or culinary matcha is intended to be used for everything else.While I wont stop you from using regular matcha in your cooking, for many (including me) you might not be using your matcha to its fullest potential.When you dilute matcha in your smoothies, lattes, baked goods and other foods like soba, youll lose a lot of the delicate flavors and aromas that make each matcha special.These characteristics are what enable matcha to sell for such high prices. (for example, over $100 for just 40g!)So why would you waste it?So now that you know matcha is for drinking and cooking matcha is for everything else, why not try some of my favorite from 2 of the famous tea growing regions in japan - https://www.alldayieat.com/product-category/organic-japanese-tea/powdered-tea/ discover how to make amakoji (sweet fermented rice paste) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfrrLl5SF3c Plant based Japanese food made simple. Subscribe for NEW plant based japanese cooking videos each week! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjwap6krlJj3iQAIEHbcAQ?sub_confirmation=1 LINKSOrganic Japanese tea, cookbooks, online cooking workshops and more! https://alldayieat.com/shopEquipment and Japanese ingredients used in my videos-https://www.amazon.com/shop/alldayieatKeep in touchhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjwap6krlJj3iQAIEHbcAQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.facebook.com/pattokuyama/https://www.instagram.com/alldayieatlikeashark/https://www.pinterest.com/alldayieat/All Day I Eat Like a shark - Japanese recipes and blog posts https://www.alldayieat.com/DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, Ill receive a small commission. This helps support my channel and making more videos for you. Thank you in advance for the support!
