It’s Saturday Tea Party, today featured by Janine Quatrevingt and her energy boosting matcha drink.

Janine says that she and her husband:

were inspired by a tapioca tea drink in the China District of Manhattan. Matcha powder itself is very interesting. In addition to plentiful antioxidants there is something in the tea which provides a consistant energy boost (unlike the caffeine spike from coffee) – elevating your mood and energy levels as you go through the day. The ginger touch was our own, but the rest was a re-creation of the tapioca drink.

Janine and her coworkers are drinking this beverage every morning to keep up their energy boost through out the day.

(Photo by: Janine Quatrevingt)

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon green tea matcha powder (ie big spoonful)
1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla essence… the real kind!)
1 tablespoon honey (temper to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh crushed ginger (optional)
1 pint soymilk
1 tablespoon water at room temperature
crushed ice

Instructions:
Make a paste with matcha, vanilla paste, honey and water. Add the ginger and stir in the
soymilk. Add crushed ice to two tall glasses and pour matcha mixture on top. Drink and
enjoy! Alternatively throw all ingredients into a really good blender for a lovely matcha-ccino.

I look forward to upcoming recipes in the future from my dear foodie friend Janine.

Below is our process of making the drink:

The ingredients


Matcha tea

Stirring

Cheers!

You can see all pictures taken during the process here.

The green drink tasted great and we recommend it as a power starter in the morning!

Do you think Popeye would like it?