{"id":28763,"date":"2019-01-18T10:33:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T02:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=28763"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T06:45:20","slug":"kyu-chaya-tei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/restaurant-type\/bakery-and-sweets\/kyu-chaya-tei\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyu-Chaya-tei in Hakodate, Japan: A Tea Room Where You Can Make Your Own Matcha Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fancy tea room lets you experience how to make a matcha drink!<\/p>\n

In Hakodate, a tea room called Kyu-Chaya-Tei\u00a0<\/strong>lets you\u00a0learn how to make\u00a0your own matcha beverage.<\/p>\n

\"\"Inside Kyu-Chaya-tei in Hakodate, Japan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As you step inside Kyu-Chaya-Tei, it’s as if\u00a0you are transported back to the 1940s. It\u2019s as elegant as the Victorian tea rooms with its vintage-looking seats and luxurious elements. It has the perfect ambiance for an afternoon tea\u2014quiet, and sophisticated.<\/p>\n

\"\"The equipment needed to make a matcha\u00a0drink<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

To begin the matcha drink-making, the staff\u00a0will prepare the ingredients and carefully explain the step-by-step process right after.\u00a0You may choose from their set menu options, such as tea and sherbet.\u00a0You will be provided with matcha powder, and all you will need to do is follow the staff’s instructions. It may seem relatively easy at first, but it needs a perfect mastery of skills to create an excellent matcha drink.<\/p>\n

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The staff will assist you during the process.\u00a0There is a right way in whisking the tea to make it exactly as frothy as it needs to be. Tip: You need to whisk your hands in fast up and down motion until it starts to bubble.<\/p>\n

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There is a difference in how the drinks will taste, depending on how you whisk it.\u00a0 You will know when your matcha is good enough when tiny bubbles are formed at the surface. It\u2019s also important to take note that you need to have the right matcha to water ratio so that it\u2019s balanced out well.<\/p>\n

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After creating your own matcha tea,\u00a0pair it with their tasty strawberry sherbet. It is a fun and quick matcha-making experience, but it will teach you a lot about the matcha culture of Japan. Aside from sherbet, Kyu-Chaya-Tei also offers rice cakes and coffee as well for a splendid afternoon snack.<\/p>\n

How to go here
\nBy car: From JR Hakodate Station,\u00a0take a taxi going to Kyu-Chaya-Tei. It only takes about 5 minutes.
\nBy foot: From the Jyu-ji-Gai tram stop, it takes a two-minute walk to Kyu-Chaya-tei.<\/p>\n

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This first appeared on Philippine Primer magazine’s January 2019 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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