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jasmine tea
Tea scented with jasmine flowers. A popular Chinese-origin tea widely drunk in Japan, especially in Okinawa, and commonly served at Chinese restaurants.
ジャスミン茶を注文した。
I ordered jasmine tea.
ジャスミン茶は香りがよくて好きだ。
I like jasmine tea because it has a nice fragrance.
沖縄では食事の時にジャスミン茶を飲む習慣がある。
In Okinawa, there is a custom of drinking jasmine tea during meals.
From English "jasmine" + 茶 (tea). Also called 茉莉花茶 in Chinese-derived terminology, though ジャスミン茶 is far more common in everyday Japanese.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ジャスミン茶を入れる: to brew jasmine tea
- ジャスミン茶の香り: the fragrance of jasmine tea
- ペットボトルのジャスミン茶: bottled jasmine tea
CULTURAL NOTE:
In Okinawa, jasmine tea is known as さんぴん茶 and is the most popular everyday tea, served at restaurants and sold in vending machines. In mainland Japan, ジャスミン茶 is strongly associated with Chinese cuisine and is commonly served at 中華料理店.