Hi there! Bea and Ken here, the creators of Matcha Sundays. We bring our treats from our home in East London to yours.
Having been born and raised in Japan, Ken is the type to ignore a slice of chocolate cake and instead reach for traditional Japanese treats with a cup of green tea. Since landing in the UK in 2012, he’s become increasingly grumpy over the fact that he can’t find traditional japanese treats in London easily or at reasonable prices. After noticing (finally) that somebody was getting tired of all his complaints, he decided to do something. He researched authentic Japanese recipes and headed to the kitchen…
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Suddenly Bea became the taste-tester – not a bad job at all – tasting new creations every week and finding new ways to incorporate these Japanese flavours into her own baking.
Without us realizing our kitchen slowly became a 24 hour sweets-making workshop/bakery. We’re quite happy with our creations and have even dared to share them with friends … and they liked them! Thus, the idea of MATCHA SUNDAYS was born.
Why “Matcha Sundays”?
We love the act of sharing treats, conversation and experiences with friends and family over a cup of matcha and we want to share our enjoyment with you. Our products are made fresh using natural ingredients with no additives or preservatives. To ensure that the products are as fresh as they can possibly be we will personally deliver our treats to your door. We chose Sunday because this is the day where you’re likely to be taking it easy – so please, don’t get up.
We’ve since then expanded our offerings and delivery zones so now we’re driving around London almost every day of the week delivering at all hours of the day (and night!).
You just survived one heatwave, but there's another one coming. Apparently this might be a summer of heatwaves.
Well, aside from "stay hydrated", our best advice is: "Hojicha brownies can help" 🤗
#matchasundays
#hojichabrownie
#japanesesweets
#wagashi #hojicha
Making our snacks (by hand!) is only half the effort! Packing them up and posting them to you is also a labour of love!
See how our wagashi get ready for the journey to your house🤗
#matchasundays #wagashi
#japanesesnacks #和菓子
#matcha
This past weekend we popped up at the Dragon Boat Sports Day festival at @eseacommunitycentre!
We don't normally do events as Matcha Sundays usually focuses on direct delivery to happy customers.
We did have a good time chatting to customers and seeing them come back for another one of our confections! So we're going to be doing more of these events moving forward because while we like making our wagashi, it's also fun to talk with you about our wagashi 🤗
Please support your ESEA community centres, ESEA events, and ESEA communities 🥳
See you next time!
#matchasundays
#japanesesnacks
#wagashi #和菓子
#londonfoodie
Yuzu mochi balls (柚子団子) are a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. The sweet mochi balls balance well with the tart flavour of Yuzu. Goes well with a cold glass of green tea!
In Japan they're called dango (だんご) and the signs are often written in easy-to-read hiragana script so children can see and recognise the shops😊
Here at Matcha Sundays we call them mochi balls because it's easier to say than "dango". Whatever you call them, they're just as delicious!
Make your summer more Japanese with these tasty treats! Order from our online shop (see link in bio) and we'll do the rest!
#yuzu #mochiballs
#dango #wagashi
#japanesesweets
🚨NEW PRODUCT ALERT: Clementine & Hojicha Daifuku🤗
It's your time to shine with the clementine and hojicha daifuku (ほうじ茶みかん大福).
You'll have the envy of all with these, as they taste and smell divine. Only problem is that they're so big, you'll have a hard time refusing requests to share🤣
Experience an entire clementine that's been covered in hojicha bean paste and wrapped in a soft mochi blanket.
The sweet flavour of the bean paste fuses perfectly with the clementine and the hojicha's smoky notes add just the right amount of balance to the whole affair without overwhelming the rest.
These packages of happy wagashi goodness are available for delivery to doorsteps all across London.
DM us if you're in Milton Keynes and we should be able to deliver to you too!
#clementine #daifuku
#japanesesweets
#wagashi #大福
Matcha Nama Chocolate Tart with Strawberry & Yuzu
The sweet strawberry pairs really well with the Yuzu, and the underlying creamy matcha ganache brings it all together! The bitterness of matcha is balanced against the sweet chocolate so you get to enjoy the flavour of matcha without too much bitterness, while avoiding the problem of sugary sweetness when you add a lot of sugar to matcha.
We like this a lot and happily accepted the "sacrifice" of taste testing😉
We hope you like it as much as we do🤗
We can only hand deliver these as they definitely won't survive the postal journey 🤣🤣
#matcha #namachocolate
#fruittart #wagashi
#japanesesweets
New Product Alert and a Life Lesson!
🚨NEW PRODUCT ALERT: Genmaicha Oat Cookie!🚨
We have a new addition to our vegan and gluten free lineup: Genmaicha oat cookies! These bring the nutty, roasted flavours of Genmaicha to your soft and chewy oat cookies goodness. The best of Japanese flavours combined with a nice cookie🤗
The Genmaicha cookie joins the Matcha and the Azuki bean oat cookies, but will also be joined by the Hojicha oat cookies shortly!
#genmaicha #oatcookies
#vegan #wagashi
#japanesesweets
😮💨LIFE LESSON LEARNT (the hard way)😮💨
🧐In a relationship, communication is key🧐
👉The Back Story:
I was trying to do a quick promo of our newest Genmaicha Oat cookie. The plan was to film it in a "quick 3PM snack while working from home" manner.
👉The Lesson Learnt:
It's my fault because I put a cookie in front of Bea without explanation.
📢📢POLL: Who do you think is at fault here?
A good way to keep the Spring Bank holiday weekend going? After you've carpe'd the diem out of the long weekend, recharge with our "Haru Matcha" wagashi box!
We're introducing new wagashi this week, starting with the Clementine & Hojicha daifuku (みかんほうじ茶大福). The combination of the sweet clementine and the nutty hojicha is a surprisingly good one!
We're also introducing a new doughnut sando: the "Matcha berry mochi" (抹茶ベリー餅ドーナツサンド) which is a chewy matcha mochi doughnut with matcha bean paste, fresh strawberries, matcha warabi mochi, and mochi balls! You'll have to see it to believe it!
The third new product is our Genmaicha oat cookie (玄米茶オーツクッキー) which has genmaicha bean paste combined with our vegan oat cookie!
The box is rounded out with a selection from our main wagashi lineup!
🔗 Order via the link in bio by the night before your desired delivery date. We'll do the rest!🔗
#matcha #wagashi
#daifuku #和菓子
#londonfoodie
