gạo sen

Hạt gạo sen được dùng để ướp một ấm trà thơm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lotus rice: The small, white, grain-like pistil tip found at the center of a lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera). It is not actual rice but is named for its visual resemblance to a grain of white rice.
   • Aromatic botanical: This part of the lotus flower is valued for its delicate, sweet, and characteristic floral fragrance. It is primarily used to scent tea.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gạo sen có mùi thơm rất tinh tế. (Lotus rice has a very delicate fragrance.)
  • Chè ướp gạo sen là một đặc sản. (Tea scented with lotus rice is a specialty.)
  • Cô ấy thu hoạch gạo sen từ những bông sen. (She harvests lotus rice from the lotus flowers.)

Advanced Usage

• "ướp chè bằng gạo sen": to scent/impregnate tea with lotus rice.
  • Công đoạn ướp chè bằng gạo sen đòi hỏi sự kiên nhẫn. (The process of scenting tea with lotus rice requires patience.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạt gạo sen: Another term for "gạo sen," emphasizing its seed-like appearance.

  • Phải lựa chọn những hạt gạo sen chất lượng. (One must select high-quality lotus rice grains.)

• Nhụy sen: The pistil or stamen of the lotus flower, which includes the "gạo sen."

  • Nhụy sen, bao gồm cả gạo sen, thường được phơi khô. (The lotus pistil, including the lotus rice, is often dried.)

Synonyms

• Lotus pistil tip: The botanical term for this part of the flower.
• Lotus flower stamens: Refers to the pollen-producing part, often collected together with the pistil tip.

Related Concepts

• Trà sen: Lotus tea, the final product made by scenting tea leaves with "gạo sen."

  • Trà sen Hồ Tây rất nổi tiếng. (West Lake lotus tea is very famous.)

• Hoa sen: Lotus flower, the source of "gạo sen."

  • Gạo sen được lấy từ đài hoa sen. (Lotus rice is taken from the lotus flower's receptacle.)