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Book SynopsisGreen tea has gone mainstream as more and more people in the West are discovering its exquisite taste and myriad health benefits. In New Tastes in Green Tea - now available in paperback after being out of print for two years - tea expert Matsuko Tokunaga offers readers everything they need to know to fully appreciate the many pleasures of this age-old and revered beverage. The wide variety of recipes for drinks, as well as for both savoury and sweet dishes, will delight any cook who's looking to expand their culinary repertoire.
Trade Review"
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)
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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 NYTable of ContentsCONTENTSFOREWORD
Jane Pettigrew 10
INTRODUCTION: A Green Treasure 12
Part 1A 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 2ALL 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 3COOKING 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 4OTHER 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
