{"product_id":"matcha-sweets-p","title":"Matcha \u0026 Sweets Box — the pairing, in one box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything you need for the way matcha is actually drunk in Japan: the tea, the sweet that goes before it, and the paper it is served on. $65.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatcha tastes different after something sweet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not “better with dessert” — different. Sugar coats the palate, so the bitterness that follows reads as savoury and round instead of sharp. This is why matcha is served with a confection in Japan, and why so many people abroad reach for sugar and oat milk instead: they were only ever given half of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour minutes, four steps:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet a sweet on the kaishi paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhisk 2g of matcha with 60ml of water at 80°C, 15 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrink while the foam holds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sweets change every season.\u003c\/strong\u003e Right now: a crystallised sugar confection, crisp outside and soft in the middle. Next month it will be something else — that is how the calendar works here, and it is why the box is worth having more than once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the term.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Ceremonial grade” is the American name for it, not a Japanese standard — no official grade exists in Japan. I use the phrase because it is the one you searched for, and because it does describe a real difference: shade-grown, stone-milled, made to be drunk on its own rather than through milk. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/is-ceremonial-grade-matcha-real\"\u003eWhat the label actually means\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCeremonial-grade Uji matcha, 30g tin\u003c\/strong\u003e — about 15 bowls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Japanese sweets\u003c\/strong\u003e — contents change with the season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlain kaishi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e — traditional serving sheets, no plate needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairing card · hand-packed in washi, Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdd the sifter — $26\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatcha clumps in the tin, and those clumps never whisk out. Sifting takes two seconds and it changes more than it looks like it should. The least glamorous thing here and quietly the most useful. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/matcha-sifter-furui\"\u003eAdd the sifter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShipping \u0026amp; duties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlat $9.90 to anywhere in the US. Packed to order in Tokyo and dispatched within \u003cstrong\u003e3–5 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e, then 2–3 weeks in transit. \u003cstrong\u003eUS import duties are prepaid — there is nothing to pay when it arrives, and no broker will call you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- KLAVIYO_WAITLIST_PLACEHOLDER source=waitlist-D-p : replace this comment with the Klaviyo embed div --\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMonthly Matcha Club — the season, delivered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne tin and a seasonal sweet each month, chosen to the old Japanese calendar of twenty-four seasons. It is not open yet. Leave your email and you will hear before anyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tomari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821523546302,"sku":"TOM-CAC-D-P","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/2871\/4942\/files\/matcha-sweets-p-1.jpg?v=1788321269","url":"https:\/\/shoptomari.com\/products\/matcha-sweets-p","provider":"Tomari","version":"1.0","type":"link"}