Kansai-ben: 10. Black bean tea

１０. 黒豆茶() (Black bean tea at a shop in Kyoto)

[Context] トモちゃん just tried a sample of Black bean tea at a store in Kyoto that sells local specialties of Tanba area (located in the middle of Kyoto prefecture).

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- 黒豆(くろまめ) black beans
  砕(く)だく break, smash, crush
  お酢(す) vinegar (polite)
  いっぺんに (Kansai) =一度(いちど)に all at once
  賞味期限(しょうみきげん) expiration date
  便秘(べんぴ) constipation
  血圧(けつあつ) blood pressure
  安定(あんてい)する be stabilized
  お肌(はだ) skin (polite)
  血流(けつりゅう) blood flow
  さらさら smooth

内容質問()(Content Questions)

Q1: According to the sales lady, what do people do with whole black beans after making tea?

Steep the beans in vinegar and eat.

Cook the beans with vinegar and eat.

Use the beans to make flavored vinegar.

Q2: What is the difference between crushed black beans and whole black beans?

The crushed bean package contains more beans than the one with the whole beans.

The tea made with the crushed beans tastes better than the one made with the whole beans.

You can make tea more quickly with the crushed beans than the whole beans.

Q3: How much are the beans?

It’s 600-yen each for the first two packages. But when you buy three, each will cost 500-yen.

It’s 600-yen each for the first two packages. Three or more come to 500-yen each.

It’s 600-yen for the first package, 1100-yen for two. Three or more come to 500-yen each.

Q4:What was トモちゃん worried about when deciding to buy the beans?

Her family may have bought beans already.

She doesn’t know if her family likes beans.

The amount of beans looks too much for her family size.

Q5: What did トモちゃん buy after all?

One each of crushed and whole beans.

One package of whole beans.

One package of crushed beans.

Q6: What did the sales lady mention about the effects of the black bean tea? Choose all that apply.

It lowers blood cholesterol.

It makes one’s skin shiny.

It might cause constipation.

It’s not recommended for those with high blood pressure.

It cures constipation.

It makes one’s skin beautiful.

It stabilizes one’s blood pressure.

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１０. 黒豆茶(くろまめちゃ) (Black bean tea at a shop in Kyoto)

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