Green Tea Smoothie
The month of May is ending soon and while I enjoy every bit of this late spring season, I can't deny that hot humid summer days are just around the corner. To prepare for the hot season, I'm planning a list of cold beverages to fight the hotness of summer. And one of the best cold beverages here in Japan is the green tea smoothie. I love fruit shakes and smoothies but green tea gives a different twist. I'm not really a fan of super sweet shakes so the bitterness of green tea is a good accent to tone down any sweet desserts and drinks. It might taste a bit grassy to people who are not used to drinking green…
Quick and Simple Coffee Jelly Recipe
It's been a long time since I've been away from blogging!... After Golden Week here in Japan, things get back to the normal routine. The season slowly changed to summer and I've got my winter clothes washed and kept for the next cold season. I drink my warm beverages still during the early morning but as noon approaches, I love to indulge in cold drinks and desserts. As a coffee lover, I want to try all kinds of coffee and I think I should make a dessert with it. Luckily, I was able to declutter my cupboard and found leftover packets of gelatin powder with a recipe written on the small slip of paper. And I thought, wow I should…
Japan’s Golden Week Celebration
After enjoying Japan's cherry blossom period, there is another holiday to be celebrated on the last week of April to the first week of May. It's called Golden Week. But what is Golden Week? What is the origin of this holiday? How do we celebrate it? Read on to have an insight into this long holiday season. What is Golden Week? Golden Week is the period between April 29th to May 5th. That's exactly 7 days! Let me tell you the names of each non-working holiday. First is Showa Day (Showa no Hi), followed by Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpo Kinenbi), Greenery Day (Midori no Hi), and finally Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi). Showa Day (April 29th) Showa Day celebrates the…
