I am a big fan of Italian expresso coffee of course, there is no way to start my day without a good expresso, but in the evening I like to have my cup of tea. My favourite is the Dong Ding Oolong tea (from the Dong Ding region in central Taiwan) which due to its low theine content is a good tea for an afternoon or evening break. Only recently I discovered this marveillous green powder called Macha tea. Macha is uniquely Japanese, it is the highest quality tea available in Japan. Macha is traditionally used for the Japanese tea ceremony. Benefits of green tea are well known, with Macha tea the actual entire tea leaf is consumed wich gives even higher concentrations of antioxindants, catechins and vitamins. Consider reading this for more info about Macha tea. Macha is also widely used for cooking: cookies, micho and a large variety of food preparations. I love Macha tea special taste... so today I will start a new recipes category: "Cooking with Macha". Here is ...
Italian food and cooking culture