noun
cake or snack served with tea
Refers to small sweets or snacks served alongside Japanese tea. Often used in the context of tea ceremony or casual tea time.
See also: お茶請け
お茶請けに羊羹を出した。
I served yokan as a snack with the tea.
茶請けは干し柿でもいいですか。
Would dried persimmons be okay as a tea snack?
Polite form with honorific prefix お. Same meaning, but more commonly used in polite conversation.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 請け (receiving, serving). Literally 'tea-receiving', referring to food served to accompany tea.