{"id":7917,"date":"2026-02-16T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/?post_type=en_blog&#038;p=7917"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T04:03:43","slug":"why-do-you-have-sweets-before-drinking-macha-in-the-tea-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"en_blog","link":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/en\/blog\/2026\/02\/16\/why-do-you-have-sweets-before-drinking-macha-in-the-tea-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do you have sweets before drinking Macha in the tea ceremony?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc97\ud83d\udc9a~~Hello, this is Tea ceremony and Calligraphy shop Waplus Nara~~\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc97<\/p>\n<p>We have received some questions from customers, and we love that!<\/p>\n<p>Today also we got it. They asked us &#8220;why do you have sweets before drinking tea in the tea ceremony ? &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That is a good question!<\/p>\n<p>There are two reasons. At first, in the tea ceremony, sweets are served first. This is an important<\/p>\n<p>etiquette for allowing the sweetness of the sweets to bring out the bitterness and flavor of the matcha to<\/p>\n<p>the fullest, making it even more delicious.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason for having sweets before drinking Macha is reducing stomach strain. Matcha contains<\/p>\n<p>caffeine, which can be quite stimulating if you drink on an empty stomach, so the sweets also serve to<\/p>\n<p>protect the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>We prepare a couple of sweets for you. Please enjoy them!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We hold three sessions daily at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why don&#8217;t you come and experience a beautiful tea ceremony?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0We look forward to seeing you\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc97<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7919 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4087-1-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4087-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4087-1-1024x855.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4087-1-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4087-1.jpg 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7536,"template":"","en_blog_cat":[],"class_list":["post-7917","en_blog","type-en_blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/en_blog\/7917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/en_blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/en_blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"en_blog_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/en_blog_cat?post=7917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}