HELLO! TOKYO TOURS | FIVE SHOCKING MATCHA FLAVORED FOODS IN JAPAN
Matcha flavored sweets have taken over the world. You might have heard of matcha chocolates, matcha lattes or matcha Oreos. Might be a bit unique but not uncommon right? Well, let’s discuss five shocking matcha foods that you can find in Japan. We can’t guarantee you that you’ll find this on your next visit to Japan because lots of these items are seasonal or special items, but we can guarantee that you’ll find it very odd.
Matcha Cup Noodle
We didn’t think this existed either, but if its going to exist, it’s going to be in Japan. Apparently Nissin released a green tea flavored version of it back in 2017. It’s not common to find, and I as a guide in Japan have not found this before.
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Matcha Curry
After discovering the noodles, we thought we couldn’t find anything weirder than that. But curry comes next on our list. Itohkyuemon - a green tea shop in Kyoto founded in 1832 unleashed an instant green tea packet. All you need to do is heat up the vacuum sealed packet in hot water for a few minutes and it’s ready to pour over your rice!
Photo Credit: Sora News
Matcha Chuhai
Tea based alcohol isn’t too uncommon in Japan. At an izakaya (Japanese drinking establishments) it’s quite common for people to order oolong-hai, oolong tea mixed with shochu alcohol. So it’s not much of a surprise to find matcha-chuhai, but for anyone outside of Japan this could be quite unique!
Photo Credit: Ruten Japan
Matcha Strawberry Sandwich
A strawberry sandwich might sound a bit unique to start off with, but why not give it a matcha twist? On our Tokyo food tour, we visit a strawberry sandwich stand under Tokyo Station and our guests love it! But we’ve never seen it with a matcha twist before. Lawson came out with a matcha strawberry sandwich where the bread is engrained with matcha to give it the matcha punch to it.
Photo Credit: Timeout
Matcha Potato Chips
The popular snack company Calbee always has interesting flavors coming out, so it’s not a surprise that we have a matcha potato chip! It’s a limited edition only so, unless it makes a comeback, you may be out of luck trying to acquire one in Japan
Photo Credit: Napa Japan
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