空から茶ちゃ

noun

tea served without sweets

Refers to the practice of serving tea without accompanying sweets, often implying a plain or austere hospitality.

• 今日きょうはお客きゃく様さまに空から茶ちゃを出だしてしまって、少すこし失しつ礼れいだったかもしれない。

  I ended up serving tea without sweets to the guest today, which might have been a bit rude.