About the dish
Hong Kong-style milk tea is the everyday drink of the cha chaan teng, inexpensive cafés that mix Cantonese and Western food. A blend of several strong black teas is brewed and poured repeatedly through a long cloth bag resembling a stocking – hence its nickname, ‘silk stocking milk tea’. This makes the tea strong, smooth and slightly astringent, while unsweetened evaporated milk gives it a silky, creamy body. It is drunk hot or iced, with toast, pineapple buns and noodles, and mixed half and half with coffee it becomes yuenyeung.
Main ingredients
- black tea
- evaporated milk
- sugar
- water
More: Wikipedia (en)
