CONTENTS
FOREWORD Jane Pettigrew
10
INTRODUCTION: A Green Treasure 12
Part 1
A TEA DRINKER’S GUIDE 14
Types of Japanese Green Tea 17
Tea Utensils 20
Making the Perfect Cup of Green Tea 23
Sencha and fukamushicha
Bancha, hojicha, and genmaicha
Gyokuro
Mizudashi-sencha
Iced Sencha
Useful Tips for Making Tea 26
Matcha: How to Make and Drink it 28
The Etiquette of Drinking Matcha
29
The Selection of Tea Utensils 31
Green Tea Cafes 32
Green Tea and Japanese Confectioneries
34
Traditional Teas – New Tastes 37
Sencha/Gyokuro Drinks
38
Matcha Drinks
41
Blends and Flavored Teas 46
Herb Tea Blends
47
Green and Black Tea Blends
48
Fruit and Flower Teas
49
Part 2
ALL ABOUT GREEN TEA 50
The Cultivation of Tea Bushes 51
The Processing of Sencha 54
The Main Types of Tea 56
A Short History of Tea 58
Part 3
COOKING WITH GREEN TEA 64
Green Tea in Cooking 66
The Components of Green Tea
68
Recipes 70
Five Macha Spreads — Savory Dishes —
Desserts and Teatime Treats
Part 4
OTHER FACTS ABOUT TEA 114
Common Questions about Green Tea 115
Health Benefits of Green Tea 118
Classic Green Tea Labels 122
Useful Household Tips with Green Tea
124
Tea and Proverbs 125
Acknowledgments 127
Mutsuko Tokunaga is a renowned Japanese food stylist and was Vice
President of the World Green Tea Association. She appears regularly
on radio and television in Japan and writes on cooking and tea for
Japanese newspapers and magazines. New Tastes in Green Tea follows
two previous publications in Japanese.
Jane Pettigrew is one of England's leading authorities on tea, and
the author of a number of classic books on the subject.
"New Tastes in Green Tea offers fresh ways to get the goodness of
green tea." ?Natural Health Magazine
"In New Tastes in Green Tea, Mutsuko Tokunaga shows readers that
the healthful tea’s grassy flavor works well in drinks, desserts
and much more. The succinct and beautifully photographed volume
includes a guide that explains the different types of green tea."
?Chicago Sun-Times
"Learning about the many methods of cooking tea is easier than you
might think. Books offer basic instructions and tempting recipes,
from simple tea-flavored infusions to complete tea dinners…Mutsuko
Tokunaga stretches these boundaries in her new release New Tastes
in Green Tea which includes a recipe for chiffon cake flavored with
matcha and green tea-infused gnocchi." ?Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
"Whether readers are looking for palate-pleasing drink recipes or
new and delicious food recipes, New Tastes in Green Tea is a
must-have guide for anyone seeking to appreciate the versatility
and elegant flavorings of one of the world’s healthiest beverages."
?Tea A Magazine
"Green tea has recently worked its way into the U.S. foodservice
world’s flavor palate as perhaps no other recent entry has. If you
want to get in on the action, check out New Tastes in Green Tea.
The book provides a solid array of recipes that range from salads
to smoothies to scones to salmon, while offering plenty of
background information on green tea as both a drink and a
flavor-enhancing ingredient. Reading this book is like entering a
culinary world you didn’t know existed and discovering that you
want to try everything they eat and drink there." ?Restaurant
Hospitality Magazine
"Part cookbook, part guidebook, New Tastes in Green Tea includes
recipes for everything from salmon-sencha pie to matcha tiramisu.
This slim volume features artful photography and is packed with
information…Perhaps it is only a matter of time before New York’s
coffee emporiums offer matcha scones with their caramel
macchiatos!" ?The New York Sun
"For those with some kitchen space, New Tastes in Green Tea is a
handy little cookbook that explains how green tea is produced and
served. Tokunaga also offers up a myriad of new ways to use green
tea in food and drink…from a ‘Salty Dog’ to a latte, and for
flavoring butter and rolls." ?New York Resident
"New Tastes in Green Tea is a magnificent cookbook, but it is more
than that. It really gives you the sense of how important tea is to
the Japanese culture. Even more importantly, it shows you how you
can incorporate it into your own life and how you can reap all of
the health benefits it provides." ?News-Sentinel (Lodi, CA)
"New Tastes in Green Tea is an original cookbook that ushers an
underappreciated flavor into the kitchen as a beverage and a
cooking ingredient….the taste of green tea will enliven the
adventurous cook’s culinary repertoire." ?Tea & Coffee Trade
Journal
"Masterfully illustrated, New Tastes in Green Tea includes an
inspiring collection of recipes…Along with the amazing photography,
this new book makes for a very edible work." ?Fresh Cup
Magazine
"A unique compilation that will be deeply and enduringly
appreciated by gourmets with an appreciation for culinary elegance,
as well as family kitchen cooks with an interest in providing the
beneficial properties of green tea to their loved ones."?Midwest
Book Review
"These days, the many health benefits of green tea are well-known…
now here’s a book to tell you why it’s so good for you, as well as
everything you ever wanted to know about green tea. It’s all laid
out with gorgeous photos and beautiful recipes that will send you
directly to the kitchen." ?Asian Week
"The book not only delves deeply into timeless ways of using green
tea leaves, but it also shares exciting and innovative drink and
food recipes. . . . New Tastes in Green is an enjoyable book with
surprising and useful information. Just reading it will make you a
green tea expert!" – Chopsticks NY
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