hojicha

See also: hōjicha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焙じ茶 (hōjicha, literally “roasted tea”).

Noun

hojicha (uncountable)

1. A Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal.
   • 2020 January 2, Thomas Chatterton Williams, “The Best of Japanese Dining and Design, Under One Parisian Roof”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[2]:

     She likes to add matcha or hojicha to her pastillas de leche, but you can make them straight

Further reading

• hōjicha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia