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  • noun Short for Lapsang Souchong- a black tea from the Chinese province of Fujian.

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Examples

  • Etc: Sherlock Holmes was one of lapsang souchong's most loyal fans.

    Tea's Got a Brand New Bag 2011

  • Desnuda It is the smell of the place that hits first when you walk in Desnuda, a slim, dark bar off Tompkins Square Park: Sweet, deeply vegetal, it could be the nostalgic perfume of college dorms, if your roommate regularly burnt offerings of lapsang souchong leaves and Sichuan peppercorns.

    Bare on the Half Shell 2011

  • When first opened, there's quite a bit of sulphur funk here, but it blows off pretty quickly revealing aromas of green apple, honey, lapsang souchong (a kind of smoked tea) and grapefruit.

    Long Island Wine 2009

  • Chef Ming Tsai uses lapsang souchong at home and in the kitchen of his Wellesley, Mass. restaurant, Blue Ginger, as a stock for rice, a fuel for wok-smoked poussin and in a versatile chipotle-inspired tea-and-chile spice rub.

    Tea's Got a Brand New Bag 2011

  • When first opened, there's quite a bit of sulphur funk here, but it blows off pretty quickly revealing aromas of green apple, honey, lapsang souchong (a kind of smoked tea) and grapefruit.

    The New York Cork Report 2009

  • On the voyage south, this belief had been exemplified when every afternoon at 4pm a steward had delivered a slice of toast spread with Marmite and a cup of lapsang souchong to the captain as he stood watch on the bridge.

    Why must a captain never leave a sinking ship? 2012

  • When first opened, there's quite a bit of sulphur funk here, but it blows off pretty quickly revealing aromas of green apple, honey, lapsang souchong (a kind of smoked tea) and grapefruit.

    Lenn Thompson 2009

  • Every morning, he and Julia would sit at their kitchen table and discuss the workday ahead, discussing plans for her new show and downing oceans of lapsang souchong.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Every morning, he and Julia would sit at their kitchen table and discuss the workday ahead, discussing plans for her new show and downing oceans of lapsang souchong.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal CUPPA CUISINE: Teas such as from top to bottom lapsang souchong, sencha and Pu'er round out recipes for fried chicken and wild salmon.

    Tea's Got a Brand New Bag 2011

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