Here's a Green Tea Ice-Cream Recipe for Lovers of Matcha! 🌞
A summer treat to relish!
Here's a delicious recipe from Tea: A Global History by Helen Saberi:
Total time
8 hours
Prep time
30 mins
Amount
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 level tablespoon matcha green tea powder
- 3 tablespoons hot water
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- ¾ cup (175 ml) milk
- ¾ cup (175 ml) double cream
Ice-cream Preparation
Mix the green tea powder with the hot water together in a bowl and set aside. Lightly whisk the eggs yolks in a pan and then add the sugar and mix well. Gradually add the milk to the egg and sugar mixture, mixing well. Place the pan over a low heat and heat the mixture, stirring constantly. When the mixture thickens, remove the pan from the heat. Cool by placing the bottom of the pan in a bowl of ice cold water.
Leaving the bottom of the pan in the ice water, add the green tea liquid to the egg mixture and stir well. Whip the cream and stir into the mixture, folding in gently.
Pour the whole mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze, following the instructions of the ice cream maker. Alternatively, pour the mixture into a container and freeze in a freezer which has been turned to its coldest setting, removing from the freezer once or twice to whisk up the ice cream and prevent large ice crystals from forming.
Tea: A Global History
by Helen Saberi
The captivating history of the world’s most adaptable beverage
Tea is sipped, whisked, boiled, iced, flavoured, spiced, mixed with milk and sugar, or enjoyed with salt and butter across various geographies. It is an essential element of both ceremony and leisure in various cultures – a universal symbol of harmony and hospitality.
But do not be deceived by its unassuming appearances, food historian Helen Saberi warns us – tea has a rich and vivid history steeped in ritual and religion, adventure and enterprise, smuggling and revolution, literature and social change. From its legendary beginnings in China to the role of India in bringing this prized plant to the world; how it came to symbolize the American pursuit for independence, and finally, the myriad varieties of tea being cultivated everywhere from Argentina to Zimbabwe today – tea has truly established itself as a binding global cultural force.
This concise volume maps the evolution of tea-drinking and hospitality, tracing the history of its trade along ancient caravan routes, its arrival in the West aboard clipper ships, the various traditions around tea gardens, teahouses, tea dances and the British afternoon tea, the invention of tea bags and iced tea, and the newest addition to this marvellous legacy – the bubble tea. With vivid illustrations and recipes from around the world, Tea is a rejuvenating treat for curious minds.