Green tea ice cream (抹茶アイスクリーム, Matcha aisu kurīmu?) or (抹茶のアイスクリー Matcha no aisu kurīmu) is a Japanese ice cream flavour. This flavour is extremely popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia, and almost all ice cream manufacturers produce a version of it, including foreign vendors such as Häagen-Dazs. The name, matcha comes from a specific type of green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Green tea ice cream is also sold in monaka form. It has been available in the United States since the late 1970s primarily in Asian restaurants and markets, but moving into mainstream availability. It also can be homemade. References^ AMANDA HESSER. "Temptation; For Purists, Green Tea Ice Cream With an Asian Aura", The New York Times, 1998-10-28. ^ Green tea ice cream recipes
