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It's Not Easy Being Green Tea

(Julia Ewan - The Washington Post)

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· Kanesu Cha Soba (green tea soba noodles), $2.99 for a 7-ounce package, Lotte Plaza ( http://www.lotteplaza.com). Would pair well with strong flavors such as soy, sesame and ginger.

TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO

· Saxon chocolate-covered cherries (with matcha), $12.50 for a 4.4-ounce package, Origins stores ( http://www.origins.com). Green tea powder and cocoa are blended in the chocolate and used as the outer dusting of these confections. A bit grassy at first but soon balanced by good-quality chocolate and a sweet, dried-cherry center.

· Saxon chocolate, cherry bark (with matcha), $12.50 for a 4.4-ounce package, Origins stores. The tea is blended into the chocolate. The flavor muddies the chocolate a bit.

· Sweet Preserved Plum With Green Tea, $4 for a 4.58-ounce package, Ten Ren Tea. These are like large salty raisins (with a pit). Could be a nice addition to a cheese platter.

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