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Matcha already has a tradition of more than 900 years in Japan. But also in the modern kitchen this green tea powder is increasingly used in recipes like matcha waffles, cakes, muffins and pancakes. In this blog we share more about Matcha and the recipe of the Matcha pancakes, including a Vegan recipe! Matcha already …
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BLOG #18: Matcha pancakes!
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RECEPT #27: Matcha Green Smoothie
Besides that you can drink Matcha pure, you can also blend with it. For example in a milkshake, matcha latte, matcha smoothiebowl and smoothie. In our matcha bar in the Hague you can also order these matcha drinks and bowls. Here we share the recipe for the Matcha Green Smoothie. Ingredients: – 1/2 banana – …
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RECEPT #26: Matcha Coconut Bars (by the Green Happiness)
De dames van The Green Happiness hebben iets heerlijks en gezonds gemaakt met onze Matcha! Zoals jullie misschien weten is deze groene poederthee enorm rijk aan antioxidanten (137x meer dan in groene thee). Je gebruikt het hele blad (verpulverd) waardoor je enorm veel voedingsstoffen (o.a. calcium, kalium en ijzer), chlorofyl (energiebooster) en antioxidanten binnenkrijgt met …
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BLOG #31: How to recognize high quality matcha?
There are many different types and qualities of matcha on the market. We regularly get the question how you now know what is and is not a good quality matcha. There are several factors that determine the quality of matcha and how you recognize the quality. In this blog we zoom in on this. As …
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BLOG #25: Matcha cheesecake (15 min and ready!)
Sorry, this part of the website is only available in Dutch For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Wist je dat je heel gemakkelijk in 15 minuten een Matcha kwarktaart …
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BLOG #13: Detoxing with HUG THE TEA!
Matcha is the perfect detox drink, read more about the health benefits
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RECEPT #23: Matcha Milkshake
With Matcha, the possibilities are truly endless. We already shared recipes with Matcha Latte, pancakes, no cheesecake and Matcha green iced tea. This time we made a delicious Matcha Milkshake! Are you curious? Check out the recipe here! We chose to make Matcha Milkshake with soy milk, deliciously airy, light and skinny. At HUG THE …
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BLOG #30: The Superfood Matcha
Superfoods are all the hype nowadays. With a new wave of consciousness towards health, wellness and good nutrition, one element that sticks out in conversation is the power of superfoods. Superfoods have no official classification, however, there are a few aspects that generally determine their status. Firstly, foods considered healthy superfoods have an extraordinarily high …
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BLOG #3: The benefits of green tea…
In this blog, we want to share what we have discovered in the past six months about green tea. We are open now more than four months with our teabar in The Hague and several customers are coming back with positive messages about what green tea is doing with them. You can think of health …
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BLOG #1: Making of Matcha in Japan
In this first blog we will talk about the green tea powder: MATCHA. This green tea comes from Japan, where it is already drunk for centuries, especially during Japanese tea ceremonies. In New York City is a real MatchaBar where they do all kind of things with this green powder tea. Matcha begins to get …
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RECEPT #19: Matcha no-cheesecake!
Sorry, this part of the website is only available in Dutch For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Matcha no cheesecake Wij delen graag weer een Matcha recept met jullie. Dit keer een Matcha no-cheesecake. Het ziet …
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BLOG #28: Matcha Granola & Chocolate Bars
Are you crazy about Matcha ?! We at least and we always like to make new Matcha goodies. If you like it, we also offer it in our teabar (Oude Molstraat, The Hague). This time we made Matcha granola bars (own recipe) and Matcha chocolate bars (recipe from: Citroen & Vanilla). Both the granola bars …
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BLOG #17: MATCHA vs. COFFEE
In this New Year’s blog we want to compare the differences and similarities of MATCHA vs. COFFEE. Are you a diehard coffee drinker? Can’t you live without? But would you like to decrease your number of coffee? Matcha seems to be a great coffee-subsitute. Read more in this blog… Are you a BIG coffee lover? If so, you’re …
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RECEPT #32: Matcha Christmas Cookies
INGREDIENTS FOR 20 COOKIES 240g flour all purpose 170g unsalted butter 130g powder sugar 15g Cooking Matcha C 2 egg yolks Pinch of salt Leave the cookie dough for two hours in the fridge (well packed with transparent foil) Bake the cookies for 13 min at 165 degrees in the oven.
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BLOG #20: Bloggers about HUG THE TEA
Sorry, this part of the website is only available in Dutch For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Bloggers. Food-bloggers. Lifestyle-bloggers. Interieur-bloggers. Influensers. Tegenwoordig zijn er aardig wat actieve bloggers en ook wij zelf schrijven regelmatig een …
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BLOG #15: The TV debut of HUG THE TEA; with Matcha at the Dutch television!
Sorry, this part of the website is only available in Dutch For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Donderdag 3 november hadden wij ons TV debuut bij RTL 4! Die middag stonden de verslaggever en cameraman van EditieNL …
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BLOG #14: Matcha grade A, B, and C!
There are different grades in Matcha, but how do you know that you have bought a good quality Matcha? In this blog we will to tell you more about this and we will compare Matcha grades A, B and C. Speaking about great quality Matcha, we sell Matcha Ceremonial Grade. This superior Matcha is made of …
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BLOG #12: We’re waiting for the new first flush Matcha!
At the moment we are waiting for the new first flush Matcha ceremonial grade A. We have contact with our teafarmers in Japan and we expect the new Matcha at the end of July / beginning of August. In this blog you can read more about the proces of the first flush Matcha A. At the …
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BLOG #11: Tea Tasting by HUG THE TEA
Sorry, this part of the website is only available in Dutch For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Tea Tasting Maandelijks organiseren wij Tea Tastings bij ons in de teabar. Deze kondigen wij aan op onze Facebookpagina. Tijdens …
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BLOG #10: How to make a good Matcha Latte?!
It’s the ‘bestseller’ in our teabar: Matcha Latte, also called the ‘green cappuccino’! It’s a very healthy coffee substitute; Matcha is very high in theïne and gives you an gradual energyboost during the day (for about 6-8 hours). Matcha is also very rich in antioxidants (catechine EGCg) vitamins and minerals. It’s a real superfood (or actually super-tea) with many …
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