In Japan, our classic shortcake always comes with strawberries.For many of us, strawberry shortcake is the Christmas cake.I actually didn’t know until adulthood that in France, people enjoy Bûche de Noël instead… Today, I visited a charming new pastry shop near my home and paired their strawberry shortcake with a bowl of rich Uji matcha.Surprisingly, matcha pairs beautifully with Western sweets.I especially love enjoying it with canelés or chocolate.In  this video, I whisk ma