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powdered tea; tea dust
Fine tea particles left over from processing higher-grade tea leaves. An affordable, everyday tea commonly served at sushi restaurants and casual eateries. Not to be confused with matcha, which is stone-ground from specially cultivated leaves.
寿司屋で粉茶を飲んだ。
I drank powdered tea at a sushi restaurant.
粉茶は値段が安くて手軽に楽しめる。
Powdered tea is inexpensive and easy to enjoy.
回転寿司の店では、各テーブルに粉茶の缶が置いてあることが多い。
At conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, canisters of powdered tea are often placed at each table.
Composed of 粉 (powder) and 茶 (tea). This is the fine tea dust or small leaf fragments that result from processing sencha and other green teas. At sushi restaurants it is often called あがり, a traditional term for the tea served at the end of a meal.
Distinct from 抹茶, which is ceremonial-grade tea stone-ground from shade-grown tencha leaves. 粉茶 is a byproduct of regular tea processing and is much cheaper.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 粉茶を入れる: to brew powdered tea
- 粉茶の缶: canister of powdered tea
- 粉茶パック: powdered tea bags
RELATED TERMS:
- 抹茶: matcha — higher-grade, stone-ground ceremonial tea
- 煎茶: sencha — standard brewed green tea
- あがり: tea served at a sushi restaurant (trade term)