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!).
What's the best way to end the weekend?
A tasty selection of Japanese wagashi from Matcha Sundays would be our recommend. Just saying😋
The "Uzuki" box is out and ready for you to order!
Delivery this Sunday, 12 April🥰
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This is what's inside:
🆕 Cinnamon mochi daifuku
🆕 Imagawa-yaki mochi doughnut w/matcha anko filling
😋Yuzu & Matcha yatsuhashi cannoli
🍵Genmaicha mochi ball sticks
🤩Kuromitsu warabi mochi
😆"Kurogoma" Black Sesame butter cookies
🔗Order via link in bio by 11PM on Saturday, 11 April and we'll deliver on Sunday🔗
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今週末の予定、まだ決まっていなかったら和菓子をおすすめします。決まっててもおすすめします（笑）
肉桂大福に玄米茶団子。
黒ゴマクッキーと黒蜜わらび餅！
色んな和菓子が入ってて、一日の終わりにぴったり！
です！
#japanesesweets
#matcha #wagashi
#londonfoodie
#和菓子
Managed to snap a picture of our Easter Special "Big Egg" wagashi snacks box!
The best part of making the Easter box was being creative with the wagashi!
We made:
– Daifuku that looks like a hard-boiled egg
– A yatsuhashi that looks like a fried egg, sunny-side up
– A mochi doughnut resembling a nest of eggs
– Colourful warabi mochi resembling a basket of Easter eggs.
Good times🥰
#japanesesweets
#matcha #wagashi
#matchasundays
#ロンドン生活
🥰It's "Big Egg" time🤩
Our snack box of Easter themed snacks is ready for you.
Ever since we rolled out (heh heh) our “Dino eggs” for a previous Easter box, we’ve been challenging ourselves on how we can make more of our snacks look egg-ish. Well, we’ve been thinking behind the scenes and we’ve assembled a pretty cute selection of wagashi for you!
The "Tamago" daifuku is a double layer daifuku which should really bring out the egg vibe!
Inside this week’s box:
– 1 x “Tamago” Mochi Ball Daifuku (pb | gf) *NEW* *PREMIUM*
– 2 x Mini mochi doughnuts (pb | gf)
– 1 x “Fried Egg” yatsuhashi (pb | gf) *SPECIAL*
– 2 x Mini “Dino egg” mochi sticks (pb | gf)
– 1 x portion of Colourful warabi mochi (pb | gf) *SPECIAL* *PREMIUM*
– 1 x “Usagi” Ohagi (pb | gf) *SPECIAL*
– 2 x Mochi Doughnut bites (pb | gf)
pb: plant based | gf: gluten free
Allergens: Soya
We have rolling deadlines which are generally the night before the date of delivery! We’ll be delivering on Sunday, 05 April and Tuesday, 07 April for those of you away during the Bank Holiday, between 12PM and 10PM no matter what the weather!
(Actual product may differ from description due to last minute substitutions. If substitutions occur, we’ll notify you in advance!)
#japanesesweets
#matcha #wagashi
#英国美食
#japanesefoodlondon
🌸Let's talk about the wonderful world of sakura🌸
March is full of cake shops and restaurants, cafés and ice cream parlours all promoting Sakura flavour like crazy. The lovely pink hues are sending all the right signals to our brains. The gentle scent of Sakura wafting up to your nose is just confirmation that you've made the right decision.
The science behind the incredible scent and flavour of Sakura comes down to something called "coumarin". It's an organic compound (C₉H₆O₂) which is found in the petals and leaves of the sakura tree, and when these are preserved in salt, result in the incredible "Sakura" scent and taste we're so happy to experience.
That's why wagashi like Sakura mochi (You can order them from us!) have this joyful scent that wafts out the moment you open the box. That's coumarin telling your brain to get ready for wonderful things🥰
Sakura tea is a bit more complicated because the blossoms are salted. You have to toss the first pour of hot water to get rid of the excess salt. The second pouring of water will allow you to enjoy the gentle Sakura tea.
#sakura
#wagashi
#sakuramochi
#japanesesweets
#matchasundays
We wouldn't be "Matcha Sundays" if we made a normal Earl Grey doughnut!
So thanks to the mochi rice we use to make our baked doughnuts, you get extra chewy doughnuts !
Then there's a layer of azuki bean paste in the Sando to remind you that this was born in Japan.
Yuzu infused icing on top with yuzu peel bits, for that extra dose of Asian flavours.
And of course, Earl Grey infused Azuki bean on the doughnut hole!
Everything a lover of Japanese wagashi needs to bring a smile to their face!
With love, #matchasundays
#mochidonuts
#japanesesweets
#餅ドーナツサンド
#wagashi
What's your opinion?
Are you a "coated in chocolate", or a chocolate sandwiched" rich tea biscuit person?
We're asking because we recently had a bit of Hojicha icing mix left over from some orders. We had a few biscuits so decided to have a bit of fun.
Normally, traditional Japanese wagashi have nothing to do with rich tea biscuits. But when we sandwiched the mix between biscuits and had it with tea it was surprisingly tasty!
So we want to know your opinion. Comment or answer the poll below 🤗
#wagashi #japanesesweets #hojicha #matcha #和菓子
Which style are you?
Of course Japanese wagashi is amazing.
But when you pair them up with tasty fruit…..
Paradise.
Our Matcha Sundays weekly wagashi "Fruits & Fruits" box is now available to order for delivery on Sunday, 29 March!
Since so many of you asked, we've included the option to add more kinds of fruit daifuku to your order! Enjoy🤩
🔗 Please order by midnight Saturday, 28 March and we'll deliver on Sunday!🔗
#japanesesweets
#daifuku
#mochi
#wagashi
#和菓子
Kindness to others is a superpower.
We're always happy to send out our wagashi and our baked goods but when it's a gift for somebody else, we'll that's just amazing. We've had the wonderful experience of helping with wedding anniversaries, birthdays, wedding favours, care packages, pregnancy cravings, and even made-up milestones in a relationship just so she could surprise her. They're all priceless to us🥰
Is there somebody you want to send a little gift to?
We're happy to help and just love being asked to do that little extra bit🤗 (Obviously we can't sing and don't want to get arrested but DM us!)
#bekind
#wagashi
#japanesesweets
#mochi
#matcha
Happy Spring Equinox!
We hope you're enjoying the coming of Spring because we probably speak for most people in the UK when we say "about time!"😜
Grab a friend or few, prep the snacks and go enjoy the warm weekend weather under the sakura trees!
#hanami
#wagashi
#japanesesweets
#mochi
#matcha
