The Matcha Tart

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Lickerland: Asian-Accented Desserts

By Jason Licker

Published 2016

  • About

The Matcha Tart is one of my signature desserts. The inspiration came from the mighty chocolate fondant, a worldwide phenomenon that you’ve seen a thousand times to varying degrees of success on every cooking show you’ve ever watched. Instead of chocolate, I tried green tea as it is one of the most identifiable ingredients in Asian desserts.

A meticulously produced tea leaf called gyokuro, cultivating match