Meanings
nounhojicha (uncountable)
- uncountableA Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal.
She likes to add matcha or hojicha to her pastillas de leche, but you can make them straight
2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times Magazine1 more example
The adjacent tea shop will have its own roaster and a counter of copper-topped black stone[…] where guests can choose between rare green varieties such as hojicha and gyokuro.
2020 January 2, Thomas Chatterton Williams, “The Best of Japanese Dining and Design, Under One Parisian Roof”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Japanese焙じ茶
- Englishhojicha
Borrowed from Japanese 焙じ茶 (hōjicha, literally “roasted tea”).
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