Like all greats, Pocky-inspired imitators from around the globe, like Korea's Pepero and Toppo ... of this divisive flavor.

Steward recommends investing in a higher grade matcha because culinary grade can lose its flavor under high baking temperatures. What are the health benefits of matcha? All of the nutrients in ...

On a cafe menu you might see a hot or iced matcha latte, or even a matcha-flavored cake or pastry. A quick google brings up countless recipes incorporating matcha, both sweet and savory.

Yet I could not deny my appetites. I love matcha, so I yearned for that bun. I was curious, too, about how the bakery seemed to fold so many flavors of the zeitgeist between layers of laminated dough.