Spring-Coloured Sakura Matcha Latte

Name: Spring-Coloured Sakura Matcha Latte
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 blossom Cherry blossoms preserved in salt; 200 ml Milk; 1 tsp Matcha; 1 heaped teaspoon Sugar

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I bought some pickled cherry blossoms and wondered if I could use them in a drink. I used some strawberry vanilla tea leaves that were blended with matcha to make a drink a base for this recipe, replacing the strawberry with cherry blossoms. It tasted delicious.

I like the salty taste of pickled cherry blossoms so I've only rinsed the saltiness away a little bit in Step 1. If you prefer them to be less salty, please adjust the soaking time to your taste.
* In Step 3, feel free to replace the whisked tea with whipped cream if you'd prefer.
* I tried adding a few drops of brandy at Step 3 after pouring the latte into the mug and it tasted very nice. * Use one big pickled cherry blossom or two small ones. Recipe by ne-ne

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Ingredients

1blossom Cherry blossoms preserved in salt
200 mlMilk
1 tspMatcha
1heaped teaspoon Sugar

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Steps

1

Place the cherry blossoms in a small dish, pour in some water, and let soak for 15-20 seconds. Set aside some of the cherry blossom for decoration (see photo) and finely chop the rest of the petals and stem.
2

Put the milk, finely chopped cherry blossom, matcha, and sugar in a saucepan and warm it up until it's about to boil.
3

Pour the mixture into a mug, leaving a little in the pan. Whisk the mixture that's left in the pan with a milk frother or something similar, and gently pour it on top of the mixture in the mug. Decorate the latte with the petals left over from Step 1 and it's ready to drink.
4

I tried decorating my latte with a flower I made with "Salt-Cured Cherry Blossoms",. I think it looks cuter than my version.
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/142718-salt-cured-cherry-blossoms

Salt-Cured Cherry Blossoms