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degree of roasting; roast level
The level to which coffee beans or tea leaves have been roasted, which affects flavor, aroma, and color. Most commonly used in the context of coffee.
焙煎度が高いほど苦味が増す。
The higher the roast level, the more bitter the taste.
この豆は中焙煎の焙煎度で仕上げている。
These beans are finished at a medium roast level.
お好みの焙煎度に合わせて、浅煎りから深煎りまで選べます。
You can choose from light roast to dark roast according to your preferred roast level.
Composed of 焙煎 (roasting) and 度 (degree, level). Widely used in specialty coffee culture in Japan, where roast level is an important factor in choosing beans. Japan has a thriving specialty coffee scene, and many cafes and roasters indicate the 焙煎度 on their packaging.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 焙煎度が浅い: light roast
- 焙煎度が深い: dark roast
- 焙煎度を変える: to change the roast level
- 焙煎度別: by roast level
ROAST LEVELS:
Japanese coffee uses an eight-level scale: 浅煎り (light), 中浅煎り (medium-light), 中煎り (medium), 中深煎り (medium-dark), 深煎り (dark), and several finer gradations.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 焙煎: roasting — the process itself, without reference to degree
- 煎り具合: roast condition — a more colloquial way of describing roast level