Matcha

As I've said before, I wanted to try if my new bowls were suitable for making matcha.

I still have this instruction leaflet from Japan:

(Note that it has a typo. They mean "foam", not "form".)

This is the matcha I used:

And this is my gear:

Okay, matcha into bowl:

 

Add very hot, but not boiling water:

 

And whisk:

 

Success!

 In lieu of proper wagashi, we used this, bought at the new Turkish supermarket three bus stops away from us:

 

Unpacked, it looked like this:

 

For those who don't know lokum: it is a firm, rather chewy kind of jelly. This kind is flavored with rose petals and dusted with powdered sugar. It went very well with the matcha!