Drink

Japanese Iced Coffee / アイスコーヒー

Brewing hot drip coffee directly onto ice: the Japanese Iced Coffee! Easy, quick, and delicious. What is Japanese Iced Coffee? Japanese style iced coffee is coffee that drip brewed directly onto ice. You can use a pour over or even an electric coffee brewer – just make sure to put […]

Umeshu (Plum Wine) / 梅酒

Umeshu (Plum Wine) is a popular Japanese liqueur that is enjoyed from izakaya to homes. It’s sweet, sour, and fruity and the best part is it’s easy to make! While I am not much of a drinker, I have always generally liked umeshu. Growing up I would always see my […]

Sylvia Wakana - Royal Milk Tea Recipe

Royal Milk Tea / ロイヤルミルクティー

A popular drink in Japan, Royal Milk Tea is an especially creamy milk tea – perfect with desserts! I am what you would call a milk tea fanatic. That isn’t exaggerating. I drink at minimum 1-2 cups of tea a day and 90% of the time it’s Royal Milk Tea. […]

Melon Cream Soda

Japanese Cream Soda / クリームソーダ

Japanese cream soda is one of my favorite summer treats! Cream Soda in Japan is very different from what Cream Soda is in the States or in other countries. It’s actually a float made using melon soda, vanilla ice cream, and usually topped with a cherry. What is melon soda? […]