Tonight my family went to go eat Japanese food at the big Mitsuwa Market in Costa Mesa. It’s been a while since I last went, and it’s really gotten a huge makeover. This included the new boba spot, Umacha! It seems like all of their normal milk teas are made from a dairy-free soy powder.… Continue reading Strawberry Matcha Latte – Umacha
Yesterday my parents went to pick up a delivery meal for dinner. They were in the 7 Leaves area, so we got drinks to go with our dinner! I love 7 Leaves’ stuff and tried a lot of the menu already. I decided to go for something new on their secret menu, and went with… Continue reading Tea Rex – 7 Leaves Cafe
This morning(? Yesterday in Japan?) I left to go home to America for the winter holidays! As of the 26th, Gong Cha came out with a new drink just in time as I'm leaving the country! A perfect opportunity for a last boba in Japan for now The drink is a matcha base, made with… Continue reading Warabi Mochi Brown Sugar Matcha Milk Tea (わらびもち黒糖抹茶 ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
I’m going home today after spending the weekend in Sapporo! I’m planning on going home with my friend from Otaru, so I’m just taking the bus to Otaru today. Nevertheless, I will get a boba, and for the bus ride home. The Alley also just released their holiday drinks this year, and though I do… Continue reading Berry Christmas Smoothie (ベリークリスマススムージー) – The Alley
I’m in Sapporo because it’s a long weekend! Sunday’s Culture Day, and because it’s a Sunday, we get Monday off. Huzzah! I promise this is the last three day weekend of the year (boo). Today I’m back at The Tea to get a drink. Weirdly enough, they don’t have a matcha only option. They have… Continue reading Matcha w/ Brown Sugar Milk (黒糖抹茶ミルク) – The Tea
It’s Day 3 of the three day weekend and time to say goodbye to Asahikawa. Yesterday the pudding stall we wanted to go to sold out of most of their flavors, and so we wanted to go back early when the festival started the next day to get our choice at all the puddings. This… Continue reading Matcha Tapioca – Komugi no Dorei
Today I took my new neighbor on a central Sapporo day tour! We walked around, saw all the Sapporo basics around the station area, and I ended the trip with boba for the bus ride home. We were already at the bus stop, and Gong Cha was the closest. The new “seasonal” option doesn’t come… Continue reading Crunchy Matcha Milk Tea (サクサク抹茶 ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
Today I’m hanging out in Sapporo with some friends. After going to the Sapporo Museum, we went to Round 1 to end the night with bowling. Surprisingly, browsing the food options, I found boba in the menu, which meant I had to try it. There were a few varieties to choose from for boba, but… Continue reading Tapioca Matcha Milk (タピオカ抹茶ミルク) – Round 1
Today’s my second day back in town! Today was a rest day for me, but also running some in-town errands, as well as getting a manicure and pedicure with my sister (hence the nails in the picture)! I wasn’t sure what to order and decided to leave it up to me at the ordering tablet.… Continue reading Cold Lavender Honey Matcha Latte – Junbi
I’m briefly going home for about a long weekend for a special occasion (also delaying uploading this post for personal reasons)! So last year they had a similar type of “freshly picked matcha” up for a pretty limited time last year too (I think the period was for two weeks or so) but I missed… Continue reading First Flush Matcha Milk Tea (一番摘み抹茶 ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
