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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.
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.