Select language, opens an overlay
  • General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

It's cooler, it's smoother, it's matcha

"Relax, chill, breathe, have a matcha, sit back." Inspired by the viral TikTok video of a man enjoying his iced matcha beverage, this book list includes recipe books, stories to pair with your daily matcha, and other supplemental reads that align you with the easy-going, stress-free vibe of a matcha drinker.

Oakland Public Library

17 items

  • The Boba Book

    Bubble Tea & Beyond

    Chau, Andrew,
    Popular Bay Area boba tea shop, Boba Guys, has a cookbook of some of it's delicious and unique recipes (including boba matcha lattes).
    BookNew York : Clarkson Potter Publishers, [2020] — 641.875 CHAU
  • Mochi, Cakes and Bakes

    Simple Yet Exquisite Desserts With Ube, Yuzu, Matcha and More

    Zhang, Catherine,
    Delicious, sweet treats to bake with matcha or to serve along side a smooth matcha latte.
    BookSalem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2022. — 641.86 ZHANG
  • A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Teas

    Selecting and Brewing the Perfect Cup of Matcha, Sencha, and Other Green and Black Teas

    Brekell, Per Oscar, 1985-
    Get brewing!
    BookBoston, USA : Tuttle, [2022] — 641.3372 BREKELL
  • Nothing colder than a murder mystery! Can matcha smooth out the alibis and make sense of this
    eBookBerspag, 2024
  • Green with Milk and Sugar

    When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups

    Hellyer, Robert
    Not matcha but still an interesting read about the social, cultural, political, and economic factors that affect what tea we drink.
    eBookColumbia University Press, 2021
  • The Home Café

    Creative Recipes for Espresso, Matcha, Tea and Coffee Drinks

    Chapa, Asia Lui,
    Perfect recipe book for chronic caffeine drinkers
    BookEssex, Massachusetts : Page Street Publishing, [2022] — 641.877 CHAPA
  • BookTokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2023] — 641.5952 KIE
  • Another tea shop murder mystery to pair with your boba matcha latte. (Also available as eAudiobook.)
    BookNew York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2022. — MYS CHOW
  • New Tastes in Green Tea

    a Novel Flavor for Familiar Drinks, Dishes, and Desserts

    Tokunaga, Mutsuko
    Includes a matcha smoothie recipe!
    BookTokyo : Kodansha International, c2004. — 641.3372 TOKUNAGA
  • Describes the culture of tea drinking. Originally published in 906.
    eBookMamba Press, 2024
  • Green Tea Living

    A Japan-Inspired Guide to Eco-friendly Habits, Health, and Happiness

    Kayaki, Toshimi A.
    Heavy on the "relax, chill, breathe" part
    eBookStone Bridge Press, 2012
  • Including this because matcha is in the title. A romance manga series with fake marriage and found family tropes.
    eBookKodansha USA Publishing LLC, 2022
  • The Matcha Miracle

    Boost Energy, Focus and Health with Green Tea Powder

    Snyder, MarizaClum, LaurenZulaica, Anna V.
    Have a matcha-themed tea party with the recipes in this book! Also a good read for those wanting to learn more about the health benefits of matcha.
    eBookUlysses Press, 2015
  • The Way of Tea

    Reflections on a Life With Tea

    Fisher, Aaron
    How you drink tea can be just as important as what kind of tea you drink.
    BookNorth Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., c2010. — 641.3372 FISHER