I’m learning some “down home” Japanese cooking and have been trying new recipes, sometimes from watching and learning, sometimes from cookpad.com, and I am making my own (handwritten) Japanese cookbook.

I’m thinking of making these matcha truffles for V-day. They look simple and delicious. Luckily Seattle has lots of places to get Japanese ingredients (Uwajimaya, Japanese style cake/tea shops).

Thanks for sharing

And you get to be around those fabulous Japanese bakeries all the time! They have totally taken French patisserie and made it their own.

I will visit your blog again!

Update:  My boyfriend actually ate one and said he liked it.  I made these truffles to please myself and my lovely roommate, who has devoured a good number of them.  Sadly, my dear boyfriend doesn’t like matcha.  But he likes chocolate, and he gave these truffles good marks.  Perhaps a high-quality tea will change people’s minds?

if u get blow torch then yr neighbours will say HMM WE HAVE A PYRO MANIAC HERE ;-)
You can use yr oven as well….

Linda, your truffles look delicious! They have more aphrodisiacs than mine. I don’t know if matcha is an aphordisiac further than its being a personal one, though I have a few friends who would agree. We study tea ceremony together.

Sha, if you can find some, try it! I have a friend in the states who misses the flavor, but can’t seem to find any in even the huge Asian stores around DC and New York.

Jenn, thank you so much for hosting SHF! I really enjoyed my first time joining the event.

Thanks for taking part in this month’s Sugar High Friday.