My son has been coming home on weekends to help his dad replace our back privacy fence. They complete only about two panels a week because they have to cut out the forty year old fence that is there (but falling), dig up the old posts, some of which have concrete at the base, and they are building a fence my husband designed so that means ripping lumber, shaping the post tops, digging new post holes that are deeper, etc. It is really hard work in terrible heat and humidity. They can only work for about five hours, then it is Motrin time!
To my surprise, they requested a few weeks ago that I make a large carafe of iced matcha water to keep them going! We have done strawberry and black cherry the last two times, so today when my son said, “Surprise me!” I chose this one.
I will compare this to blueberry flavor because from what I can see, they are virtually identical. Also, this was the first time I order an upgrade on the matcha base and went down a notch in the flavor level to distinctive instead of getting robust. I think this will become my usual way to order matcha.
I need to get some blueberries and really, REALLY taste them, paying close attention. (I can’t do this with the blueberries I have right now because my chicken hopped right onto the edge of the container and perched there eating straight from the box while I was tossing them out as chicken treats. I guess I was too slow.) I say this because I have several blueberry teas, they all taste like this one, and they all taste like violet candies to me, and I have never associated that flavor with blueberries before.
I realize that Bilberries may not taste exactly the same as blueberry, but this tea tastes like my blueberry teas. And it is delicious. My son really liked it. Last time he came, he requested a whole tin of strawberry matcha to take back with him. I won’t be surprised if he requests this one this week!
thanks to your note, I discovered the existence of bilberries ! sounds nice as blueberries ;)