Pouchongとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Possibly from either Hokkien 包種茶 / 包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”) or Cantonese 包種 / 包种 (baau zung, literally “the wrapped kind”).

名詞

pouchong (countable and uncountable, plural pouchongs)

1. A superior kind of souchong tea.
   • 1994, A. Varnam, J. M. Sutherland, Beverages: Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology, page 187:

     Flavour and aroma of semi-fermented teas is dictated by the extent of fermentation and, for this reason, oolong has a considerably stronger flavour than pouchong, which undergoes a significantly shorter fermentation.

関連する語

• souchong
• lapsang souchong

参考

• oolong