Matcha – the versatile green powder
Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder It’s made from the best teas. For example, from the Gyokuro. They are also called shade or half shade tea because the bushes are covered with straw mats or nets a few weeks before the harvest (in Japanese: Kabuse). The plants produce more chlorophyll and caffeine, but only a few bitter substances. Matured in this way you get a soft, not very bitter tea. These are very valuable and expensive teas. Matcha is made from the leaves, without the leaf veins, and is the most valuable of all powder teas. It is used in Japan as a tea for ceremonies. There is also…
Matcha Pavlova
Pavlova – a sweet discovery
What is a Pavlova? Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballerina who performed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. Inspired by her lightness (or perhaps by the lightness of her tutu) a baker created this dessert. It is not quite clear in which country… Both countries, Australia and New Zealand, are convinced that it happened in their country. The fact is that the airy, light meringue cake, decorated with fruit and cream, is considered a national dish in both countries, in which it’s very popular to eat. And I perfectly understand that. It is wonderfully sweet, but thanks to the fruit also fruity and fresh. It can be prepared…
