Itohkyuemon continues to innovate because it approaches its two hundredth birthday.
It’s stated that the pizza Margherita was created in honor of Italy’s Queen Margherita of Savoy, and that its three toppings, crimson tomatoes, white mozzarella, and inexperienced basil, had been chosen to symbolize the colours of the Italian flag.
In fact, right here in Japan when foodies consider the colour inexperienced, the very first thing that involves thoughts isn’t basil, however matcha. So Kyoto inexperienced tea service provider Itohkyuemon, which has been in enterprise since 1832 (some 50 years earlier than the primary pizza Margherita was baked) has now created a matcha Margherita pizza.
For this distinctive spin on the basic recipe, the matcha is supplementing the basil, not changing it. Along with mini tomatoes, basil leaf, and mozzarella, Itohkyuemon’s matcha Margherita pizza has a matcha mascarpone cheese sauce, and as soon as the pie comes out of the oven it’s completed off with a dusting of powdered inexperienced tea leaves. Itohkyuemon describes the flavour as a mixture of sweetness from the tomatoes and basil, milky creaminess from the cheese, and a sublime contact of alluring bitterness from the matcha.
The matcha Margherita pizza is priced at 1,990 yen (US$14.20) and is being provided solely at Itohkyuemon’s new cafe on Kyoto’s Sannenzaka avenue, close to Kiyomizudera Temple, which simply opened this previous June.
▼ The cafe additionally has a lineup of inexperienced tea sweets and dessert drinks.
In contrast to another novel culinary creations in Japan, the matcha Margherita pizza doesn’t look like a limited-time merchandise, however as a substitute appears to have a everlasting place on the cafe’s menu. Nonetheless, the administration says that day by day portions are restricted by the quantity of elements readily available, so displaying up early within the day might be a good suggestion, and making your go to quickly will even allow you to attempt Itohkyuemon’s particular autumn-only matcha parfait ice cream bar.
Cafe data
Itohkyuemon Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Department / 伊藤久右衛門 清水産寧坂店
Tackle: Kyoto-fu, Kyoto-shi, Higashiyama-ku, Kiyomizu 3-328
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
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