and helpful in explaining their offerings. Franchia currently has three Korean green teas: 1st, 2nd and 3rd picks. The first is the most delicate and the most expensive. They only have 3oz. packs to sell (which for me is a lot on...

is Dynasty green tea ($1.60 at most asian marts but harder to find). This seems to be as good (if not better) as the Yamamotoyama regular green tea and has a really nice scent if you don’t add too much water (I...

While you are working on some of the more time-consuming suggestions, make Masala Chai – boil some water, add some good Darjeeling or Assam tea (~1 tsp per cup of water), add 2 cardomom pods, a stick of cinnamon, 2 cloves,...

with green tea (1 cup), some soy sauce, ginger, scallions, garlic, rice vinegar, and sriracha. Pasta dishes are generally a pretty cheap way to go, tasty & filling.

(powdered green tea) 1 cup granulated sugar (for coating) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Whisk sugar and matcha together in a bowl. Add sugar mixture and butter to bowl of a stand mixer fitted...

So, a few things: Two things cause excessive bitterness and astringency with green tea: 1. Too high temperature. (Particularly causes astringency) 2. Too long steeping. (Steeping for 3 minutes will kill it. Most green teas, steep...

to be doctored up canned version but again sweet and good. Same for the green beans—doctored up variety but again good and my young sons like them! Washed it down with Downtown Iced Tea (1/2 tea, 1/2 lemonaid). We all...

the real story. I should mention that the Arnold Palmer (1/2 ice tea, 1/2 pink lemonade) was excellent. And presented prettily with pink on the bottom and the ice tea floated on the upper half.

So tonight we stopped by Zabb Esan Thai in Queens. We had: Tom Yum Soup with crispy fish- $7.50 (all soups are for two) Som Tum Seafood (Green papaya salad with raw salted crab, lightly steamed shrimp and raw squid) $8.50 Yum Sram...

—4 racks —good servings size with gnocchi. French fries shared were enjoyed by all. Price was $165 including tax & tip for 2 sodas, 1 tea, 1 cappucino, 1 dessert, 2 appetizers, 3 entrees, 1 side and one very strong...

it is: Curry House – Green Tea (1 ticket) It’s in a regular sized cup, like you would find at a well stocked water cooler. I liked it, but the wife found it a little sweet. Fuze Beverages – Free Sample (0 tickets)...

I never order coffee at HK cafe. If tea is too strong, why don’t you order the combo 1/2 tea 1/2 coffee. Or horlicks. Both would be more palatable if you find tea too strong. Usually, my peeve is that the ea is not strong...

to the refrigerator case in back to study the cheeses. But today it was grand. I got some green peppers for my basset hound (she has to have one every day or she goes a little berserk), some excellent TJ’s Citrus-Bergamot...

as a result of having braved the elements, I ordered green tea ($1.99). It came with the tea, some dried red fruit and a large chunk of chrystallized sugar in the cup, accompanied by a large pot of boiled water. I managed to get...

a softshell crab in a green stiff tasteless wrap. I ate the small bits of crab and left the wrap. 2 teas, 1 soda and 3 soups, 2 sandwiches: 50.83 before tip. Nothing to rave about. Maybe dinner is better.