Three Tree Tea Company Introduces Red Ninja Organic Rooibos Latte Powder

(New product Press release)

May 17, 2011

Three Tree Tea Company is pleased to introduce the newest addition to its tea line, Red Ninja Organic Rooibos Latte Powder. Three Tree Tea Company has been a leader in providing unique latte powder blends, incorporating only the highest quality tea with sugar to make simple, delicious tea latte blends that satisfy the need of customers looking for specialty coffee alternatives. It all started in 2002 when Ippuku Matcha Latte Powder was created. Today, Ippuku Matcha Latte Powder is sold in coffee shops, tea shops and Asian groceries across the U.S. A.

Rooibos, or red bush tea, is a cherished herb in South Africa. It is said to help relieve insomnia, nervous tension, indigestion and allergic symptoms. Research shows that it also contains the highest known levels of antioxidants of any plant on earth. Rooibos is quite beneficial to pregnant women and infants because of its anti-allergic properties. Rooibos has a deep, smooth and soothing flavor. It contains no caffeine.

Red Ninja Organic Rooibos Latte Powder is the most recent addition to Three Tree Tea Company’s distinct tea latte powder lineup. Other blends include Black Ninja Tea Latte Powder, Ippuku Matcha Latte Powder, Dosukoi Houji(Roasted Green Tea) Latte Powder and Ippuku Ginger Matcha Latte Powder.

All of Three Tree Tea’s blends feature 100% stone ground tea powder blended with sugar. They contain no preservatives or fillers, and are non-dairy. They easily blend with any kind of dairy, rice, almond or soy milk. They can be served hot, iced or blended as a frappe. All of Three Tree Tea’s shelf-stable powders are packaged in foil pouches and are recloseable.

Three Tree Tea Company is proud to be leading the way in creating superb and unique tea beverages that are perfect for foodservice use. Three Tree Tea Company is located in Burien, Washington. For more information on the company visit www.threetreetea.com.

Fun with lavender buds

Lavender is such a beautiful and fragrant herb.  For those of us who get the crafty bug during the holidays, lavender is an inexpensive and versatile choice for various projects.  Here are a couple of interesting things that can be made with lavender:

• Here's a delicious-looking recipe for lavender tea cookies. As a healthier alternative I would also try the frosting recipe and add lavender to this oat-based recipe. 
• Make a Lavender Eye Pillow using two pieces of fabric (see Easy Eye Pillow Pattern), 3 cups flax seed or uncooked rice
  
  (not instant), 2-3 tbsp. lavender flowers and lavender essential oil.  I don't know about you, but this is one homemade gift I would love to receive! 
• This is an interesting one - you can make a light lavender water cologne using 1 cup lavender flower buds, 1 cup distilled water and 4 tablespoons vodka.  Combine, shake well and let infuse for a couple of weeks, making sure to shake the mixture daily.  Strain liquid into a container and add a little lavender essential oil if the perfume is not strong enough to your liking. 

If you need fresh, fragrant, culinary grade lavender we offer it in an 8 oz jar size, straight from Sequim, the lavendar capital of the U.S.  Have fun!

The new ThreeTreeTea.com website is here!

The new ThreeTreeTea.com is finally here!  A brand new website with all of the old favorites and some new ones as well.   We now offer payment through PayPal's secure site.  However! If you don't have (or don't like/want to use) PayPal you of course have the option to pay by credit card as well and bypass PayPal altogether.

Though our previous site was security encrypted through Yahoo!,  it was difficult to tell because our site was built in frames; that is, no matter what web page you were on within our site, the search bar always showed the address of the first page because the frame around the site was always part of the home page.  Now you can clearly see the https:// and the lock, so no more worries!

We've got great new products including our Matcha Set, which would make a nice gift for someone who likes matcha.  We've also got our new line of floral teas, Hana-cha.

We hope you like the new site, and we hope that we've made it easy to navigate and find what you need.  Enjoy the new site!

Like drinking matcha? Now you can wear it!

I just spotted this page on Etsy called SouZou Creations.  SouZou means "creation through imagination".   Artist Sofia offers handmade "kawaii" (cute) Japanese food and sweet accessories.

The piece that I'm particularly fond of is the "Matcha Ceremony" ring:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/47074453/kawaii-cute-japanese-ring-matcha-green

 

If you like matcha, or totally cute Japanese stuff, and would like a wearable version of your favorite Japanese food, be sure to check out her page on Etsy.

Adding flavors to your matcha latte(if you must...)

Matcha's complex flavor is as beautiful as its color.   In regards to matcha lattes I love the bitterness of the tea that complements the sweetness of the milk and sugar.

If you want to drink matcha lattes but find that you need something to take off the bitter edge, or are just looking for a unique twist to your drink, these flavors combine well with the flavor of matcha:

-vanilla(either extract or ice cream if you're making a frappe)
-melon syrup(this is what's typically added to some of the coffee shop green tea lattes)
-banana(for frappes; makes an awesome breakfast shake!)
-white chocolate
-ginger

Also, I recently saw this post about Black Sesame Matcha Lattes being served at Starbucks in Hong Kong.  It looks like I will be trying to make that in the near future; I will let you know how it tastes.

What, if anything, do you like to add to your matcha latte?