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Matcha Affogato: matcha meets ice-cream; a match-a made in heaven!

July 20, 2022
BY Sarah Roach

Now, who said ice cream is not healthy? Objection! It can be with a little green tea magic and I’m here today to blow your mind away!  Matcha and some vanilla ice cream. Ice cream is among the absolute best matcha flavour pairings, so yes, that’s […]

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Cool down with 5 Konbini Matcha Ice Creams this summer

July 15, 2022
BY Christina

We are in the middle of hot summer and we all need something cold and yummy to beat the heat. One of the all-time favorite ice creams is matcha, where every bite takes you to picture the green tea fields of Japan. Aside from its exotic […]

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Japanese Convenience store – CONBINI Ice Cream Round Up – Summer 2021

August 5, 2021
BY Stephen Bray

If you love ice cream or “soft cream”, as it is sometimes called, you should definitely visit Japan. As a foreigner here it is amazing to see the range of flavors and varieties of this tasty treat that the Japanese serve up. While there are many […]

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Japanese Parfait: How to cool down in the summer heat!

July 12, 2021
BY Sarah Roach

Are you trying to survive in Japan’s summertime heat? Or thinking about coming here during a summer vacation when borders reopen. Japanese summer can make you feel like you are melting away! Yes, we know! Soaring temperatures can be overwhelming, but don’t worry, we’ve got a […]

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Nanaya Aoyama Tokyo – Level Up Your Matcha

August 28, 2019
BY Rae DeFrane

Searching for real matcha flavors? Nanaya is unassuming, so you can miss it if you are not keeping an eye out for the signs. The outside is decorated with a mural of rolling, scenic hills and a blue mountain (Aoyama means ‘blue mountain’) and a few wooden chairs are the shop’s only customer seating….