Hot matcha-latte.
Posted on 12/30/2024 4:50:16 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
LOL... exactly. Same with trannies. When they call someone a transgender woman, I always have to ask if it’s a girl pretending to be a boy, or a boy pretending to be a girl. Then I get in trouble for calling it an “it”.
I think they use low quality beans and roast the living hell out of them to cover it up. Then they serve it crazy hot, so I have to let it cool forever and I always miss the Goldilocks sweet spot.
But those beans.... the next day if I pass gas, it smells like burned coffee beans.
I like instant better. The Juan Valdez crystals from Columbia. A 3.5 ounce jar 5.48 at Walmart that makes 64 cups (a little less I suppose if you want expresso). That’s 8.5 cents a cup! Beats Starbucks all to hell....
I'm not a matcha connoisseur, but I live north of Tokyo and have some perspective...
The commercial excitement over matcha is that it's flavor competes with coffee in cafe drinks, and chocolate in ice cream.
When you visit Japan, try out the old style of matcha long been associated with the traditional tea ceremony.
It may be hard to find this kind of matcha, but specialty shops will prepare this for you at a good price. It's delicious and is guaranteed to delight you since you enjoy traditional green tea already.
The commercially popular matcha can be found everywhere in Japan. Try a hot matcha latte served in Tully's, maybe Japan's biggest homegrown coffee cafe. I prefer adding a little sugar to the drink.
In soft serve ice cream, matcha can be found at every tourist location here. Also found in the supermarket. Yes, even Häagen-Dazs sell matcha ice cream.
Enjoy.
Hot matcha-latte.
Definitely not a fad. Here to stay just like sushi! Oh you must try all the assortment of fresh, traditional teas of Japan! AND matcha based pastries and sweets! I have been told even their McDonalds has matcha stuff!
In many US grocery stores, you can find boxes of Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream in the freezer section! It’s balls of ice cream wrapped in sweet glutinous rice dough! That or ordering a matcha latte from Starbucks. (I recommend with a plant-based milk that’s not dairy. Tastes better.)
“If you’re not familiar with matcha, it’s a Japanese green tea powder made from finely powdered dried tea leaves. It has a slightly bitter, vegetal taste and a vibrant green color that results from the leaves’ high chlorophyll levels. It’s been the cornerstone of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for centuries, but it recently became popular in the US because of its health benefits.”
https://www.loveandlemons.com/matcha-green-tea/
I won’t pay for that commie crap at starfux.
“...unsweetened matcha and a cortado with that exact blonde espresso concoction & ratio...”
What, exactly, does that mean, translated to American English? And why must I have it? ;)
Anybody who spends five Bucks to drink that swill Has a screw loose.
The only commercial coffee Worth drinking is Maxwell House French roast.
Discuss...
;-)
I went in a Starbucks once.
About 20 years ago.
It was right next to a bagel place I loved, their doors were inches apart, and I wasn’t paying attention, Chose the wrong one. Took one step inside, realized my mistake and left immediately. Never stepped in one since either, even before they became a political joke.
“I think they use low quality beans and roast the living hell out of them to cover it up.”
The burnt roasting probably lets them get a consistent flavor from a lower grade bean. They couldn’t buy enough high grade beans to satisfy the quantities they need for their stock items. But they do offer seasonal blends that are smoother. I just order plain black dark roast, nothing special. Compared to the vending machine “coffee” that once was my lone choice even burnt Starbucks is stellar.
I don’t care what they do!
I hatem! And don’t buy their AWFUL coffee!
:) Second: * Matcha *powdered* green tea leaves. Think cocoa powder but green, due to the chlorophyll content! * Matcha latte is spoonfuls of matcha powder mixed into a mug or glass of milk. Think hot cocoa, or ice cold chocolate milk --- but GREEN. * Starbucks Matcha powder is pre-sweetened. Meaning the sugar is already blended into the mix. (Think Nesquick or Ovaltine Cocoa powder.) * I like my Matcha lattes quite strong. So while most people may put two spoonfuls of powder in an 8 oz cup. I'd want four! But that doesn't mean I want all the added sugar also! * So the new Starbucks Matcha powders will NOT contain sugar. You will determine the sweetness. Matcha tends to be quite bitter on its own, so I would imagine people would ask for sugar, honey, or some sort of syrup (like vanilla flavored syrup) to be added to their green milk :).
:) Finally: I don't like dairy milk and it's worth noting that Starbucks offers several plant-based alternatives: Almond Milk, Coconut Milk, Soy Milk, and Oat Milk. So you can customize any of the aforementioned beverages with any of these milks.
That’s also how I read it, because that’s the original definition. “Bad”, meaning good or cool or something positive, is one of the worse examples. I know every generation likes to have it’s own slang, but the MSM used to opt for correct usage of anything that could be confusing. Now, they just want to be with the “in crowd”.
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