Hong Kong Tea

Richard Bornstein42896356 snipped-for-privacy@news.cybersurf.net5/16/05

Is it in anyway related to Long Island Iced Tea?

Michael

Hong-Kong is the paradise of tea drinkers, they have of all teas, plentiful. The prepare it all the ways I have heard of, and probably a few others. Which one do you mean exactly ?

Now, if you mean that street specialty they have invented :

Brew a teabag in a big pot of hot water. Put a tablespoon of instant coffee in each cup. Pour the tea. Add creamer/sugar if that was not included in your instant coffee.

Variation (I have seen any stall doing it) : 50 % good tea + 50% good coffee, add real milk or cream, and sugar. ...but you may find it less good.

A street stall in Hong-Kong is absolutely necessary. That's charming only there....

Al-cheapo-teabag cha. I have heard there were 2 versions, green and black tea. I think I have only drunk the green one (something like ordinary gunpowder tea would do it). You can buy instant versions if you find them. Really that's very ressembling, I brought some back as souvenirs for friends and when they drunk it they said : "Ah that's just as if I was there.".

Kuri

Are you by chance talking about their version of "Milk tea?" It's really taken off with the young generation.

Well, here, it's just referred to as 'Hong Kong style Tea'. It is a really strong tea, and then they add lots of condensed milk. It's the preparation of the tea that is different that I wanted to know about.

Richard Bornstein428ace6a snipped-for-privacy@news.cybersurf.net5/18/05

Since we are all friends here, I think it is safe to share that I think condensed milk is one of the world's most disgusting food items.

OACDN, I'm drinking a silver needle white tea which is actually quite lovely and tops in aftertaste. It's almost as though I'm drinking nothing at all, and then, periodically, my mouth fills with this lovely fruit/floral-soft taste. Company is TeaPlantation101. Very nice indeed. Comes from "ancient" trees. Is certified organic. Who could ask for anything more.

Michael

I think you are talking about 'Lai Cha' or 'Milk Tea' as Mydnight mentioned. It is brewed like a coffee, with tea dust with a net made of cheesecoth. The tea is brewed very thick, and then sweet condensed milk is added to it. Served hot or cold...

Kuri mentioned the other tea which is half coffee and half strong tea, and it's called 'Yun Yawn' - 'Mandarin Taels', a chinese belief that mandarin taels are inseparable.

Another Hongkong style tea is the 'Dong Lang Cha', 'Iced Lemon Tea', which is strong tea with lots of sugar syrup and lemon to balance the sweetness.

These are regular items on the menu. Also another drink which is watercress boiled with honey, called 'Choy Mud', a nice sweet beverage served cold or hot.

BTW, the names are in cantonese...

Danny

Yes, that is it. I guess with the cheesecloth, etc it is not worth making it. I guess I will have to continue buying it from my Chinese merchant.

Maybe so, but you have to taste this tea. It is addictive, even with that stuff. lol

Erh-hem...in some country areas, they use old socks...added flavours to make one addictive to the tea? Urgh!

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Danny

from (shot) memory, um

I'd say brew a 'very' strong base of black tea, like russian tea. Use the worst possible teabag you can find, and I think I'd add a touch of wong lo cat (sp) or random chinese bitter herb. Boil and boil. Add boiling water from separate hot water kettle to dilute.

Personally I used to drink this 'mo lai' or without the condensed milk, my third and fourth drink of the morning (after two good blacks) before picking up drink 5 (fresh juiced carrot) and drink 6 (aforementioned w l c).

In Hong Kong writing this. If I don't go to Shanghai tomorrow, I might just jump on the Lamma ferry sunday and renew a long (and thankfully) lost taste sensation.

The Immoral Mr Teas (since google now censors my monikor).

Does Google censor it worldwide or only in China? (And will you even see this message in China - or HK, if that makes a difference?)

/Lew

from what i know they do use stockings, but never old ones...

depending on where you live, they have some "HK Milk Tea" mix in overseas Chinese supermarkets. Tons here in Toronto, for example. Also a lot of "HK style Western Restaurants" serve them. But nothing compares to those from HK.

Katie Tam