about us
The Story of the First Wagashi
Sometimes you just have to do it yourself. After all, you can complain for only so long.
Hi there!
Bea and Ken here, the creators of Matcha Sundays. We bring our treats from our home in East London to yours. Let us tell you a little bit about how Matcha Sundays started.
Having arrived in the UK in 2012, Ken spent a good 10 years becoming increasingly irate over the fact that he couldn’t find traditional japanese confectionary in London easily, or for a reasonable price.
After finally noticing “somebody” was getting tired of all his complaints, he decided to do something. He researched authentic Japanese recipes and headed to the kitchen.
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 wagashi and sweets-making workshop/bakery. We were quite happy with our creations and even dared to share them with friends … and they liked them too!
So was Matcha Sundays born!
We hope you’ll join us on this journey.
our CREATIVE process
How our wagashi get made
A quick overview of how we go about bringing our wagashi from concept to creation.
INSPIRATION
We’re always looking around for fun inspiration! Traditions and trends, serious and whimsical.
DESIGN
Once inspired, it’s a creative process to turn inspiration into product. Ingredients? Colour?
TESTING
It may be a good concept, but does it make sense to our customers? Does it scale? Is it too complex?
EXPANSION
What about different flavours? Can it be combined with other wagashi?
OUR WAGASHI
We make our wagashi for you!
Matcha Sundays isn’t trying to make the perfect wagashi that would make a wagashi master in Kyoto swoon with delight.
We’re focused on you, the customer. As long as you’re happy, we’re happy. Wagashi is supposed to bring a smile to your face as you enjoy them!