茶請(ちゃう)け

ちゃうけ
noun
tea snack; refreshment served with tea
1. tea snack; refreshment served with tea
A small snack or sweet served alongside tea. A traditional part of Japanese hospitality and tea-drinking culture.
茶請(ちゃう)けに煎餅(せんべい)を出(だ)す。
To serve rice crackers as a tea snack.
茶請(ちゃう)けに何(なに)か甘(あま)いものはありますか。
Do you have something sweet to go with the tea?
祖母(そぼ)の家(いえ)に行(い)くと、いつも手作(てづく)りの茶請(ちゃう)けが用意(ようい)されている。
Whenever I visit my grandmother's house, she always has homemade tea snacks ready.

Composed of 茶(ちゃ) (tea) + 請(う)け (receiving, accompanying). Refers to snacks served alongside tea to complement the flavor. In Japanese culture, offering tea with an appropriate snack is a basic form of hospitality.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 茶請(ちゃう)けに出(だ)す: to serve as a tea snack
  • 茶請(ちゃう)けの菓子(かし): tea sweets
  • 茶請(ちゃう)けに漬物(つけもの): pickles as a tea snack

COMMON TEA SNACKS:

  • 煎餅(せんべい): rice crackers
  • 饅頭(まんじゅう): steamed buns with sweet filling
  • 羊羹(ようかん): sweet bean jelly
  • 漬物(つけもの): pickles (with green tea)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 茶菓子(ちゃがし): tea sweets — more specifically refers to sweets (wagashi) paired with tea
  • 茶(ちゃ)の子(こ): tea snack — an older, somewhat literary synonym
  • おやつ: snack — a general term for between-meal snacks, not specifically paired with tea
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