Since sunny days are a rarity, I decided to spend the day after lectures outside in the garden beneath the shade of a paper umbrella bequeath to me by my late step-grandfather. He was a charming, sweet man who loved me as if I was one of his own. I'll forever be grateful for that. I'd like to think that my grandmother's finally reunited with him up there in that ethereal paradise. She fought so bravely... but I'm going quite off tangent!
Of course, one doesn't lounge under the sun without proper refreshments! I brought along a few "wagashi"（和菓子）or Japanese sweets for snacking on. With wagashi, there must be a pot of steaming green tea to stand up to the intense sweetness of the red bean paste that often fills them.
And this is what I'll be introducing to you all, my lovely readers and fellow culinary deviants! Green tea infused to sake plums. The family goes through a lot of plum sake and often time we tend to accumulate a lot of plums which we keep in a jar tucked behind the milk in the fridge. So, I decided to see if it works with green tea and surprisingly it pairs quite well as the tea doesn't carry a strong flavor, allowing the aroma of the plum and sake to come through.
sake plum infused green tea
we'll need:
2~3 sake plums (crushed slightly, with the side of a kitchen knife)
2 green tea bags
an assortment of wagashi (Japanese sweets) to serve
utensils:
tea pot
tea kettle
~Fill a tea kettle with water and bring to a boil. Next, carefully pour the hot water into the tea pot until it's half way full. Let stand for about 10minutes and pour out the water. Place the plums and tea bags into the pot and fill completely with hot water. Let steep for 15minutes.
Find a shady spot and enjoy with wagashi!
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