Hi, it is getting much much colder out there. Hope everyone is staying warm. In the North West where I live, we just had the first snow for this winter season yesterday. Kids were off school and happy, but I had a hard time keeping the kids busy at home. I am glad they are back to school today!

To keep you warm during the winter, if you are a fan of green tea, I would like you to try the Green Tea Latte. This is by far my favorite besides coffee. These days I am happy to see many more places starting to serve Green Tea Latte.  We also call it, Matcha Latte. (Also spelled as Maccha Latte, まっちゃ　ラテ、抹茶ラテ )  It is more common to call it, Matcha Latte (抹茶ラテ) in Japan.

I recently tasted the one at Starbucks, and it was delicious. Here is the link for the tea. I liked it better with half the amount of sweetener. Half the amount of the sweetener makes it perfect for me 🙂

In Japan, you have lots and lots more options in terms of Matcha Latte (抹茶ラテ). You don’t even have to go to cafe to drink them. You can just go to one of the convenience stores, like Seven Eleven or any grocery store, and you can find them. Grocery store will have the chilled one most likely, but the variety of the Matcha Latte (抹茶ラテ) are amazing.  This is just one example, the Starbucks version. I wish they sold something like this in the U.S. as well.

So, enough about my favorite drink, here are some new vocabulary I would like to introduce today.

Matcha – まっちゃ、抹茶　green tea

Dorinku – のみもの、飲み物　drink

Ocha – おちゃ、お茶　tea

Nomu – のむ、飲む　drink

Samui – さむい、寒い　cold

Atatamaru – あたたまる　温まる　stay warm

Matcha o tanoshimu – まっちゃをたのしむ、抹茶を楽しむ　Enjoy the green tea

Stay warm and healthy! Have a great weekend.