This $900 Box of Sweets From Japan Includes Tea-Infused Chocolate
Alyson Wyers — February 1, 2017 — Lifestyle
References: en.rocketnews24 & luxurylaunches
If you are looking to give an extravagant gift, this Japanese sweet box contains tea chocolates costing a cool $900. Perfect for people who love tea and chocolates, the set comes from Japanese chocolate maker Sils Maria.
The lavish assortment has been dubbed 'Tea Connection: Fresh Chocolates From Three Uji Teas.' Created in collaboration with 150 year old tea retailer and manufacturer Tsuji Rihei Honten, the gourmet collection of tea chocolates consists of 20 pieces each of the three decadent varieties. This includes Matcha Fresh Chocolate (with powdered green tea, cream, champagne and Belgian white chocolate), 'Fresh chocolate with roasted stem Uji Gyokuro tea' (using Uji-grown Gyokuro tea hoji-cha stem and fine whiskey) and Fresh Uji Sencha Chocolates (made out of Belgian white chocolate, fresh sage and Uji green tea).
The lavish assortment has been dubbed 'Tea Connection: Fresh Chocolates From Three Uji Teas.' Created in collaboration with 150 year old tea retailer and manufacturer Tsuji Rihei Honten, the gourmet collection of tea chocolates consists of 20 pieces each of the three decadent varieties. This includes Matcha Fresh Chocolate (with powdered green tea, cream, champagne and Belgian white chocolate), 'Fresh chocolate with roasted stem Uji Gyokuro tea' (using Uji-grown Gyokuro tea hoji-cha stem and fine whiskey) and Fresh Uji Sencha Chocolates (made out of Belgian white chocolate, fresh sage and Uji green tea).
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