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A signature Hong Kong milk tea made from blended black tea that is boiled, steeped and repeatedly pulled through a cloth filter, then poured hot into evaporated milk. The nickname “silk stocking” comes from the tea-stained cloth filter, whose brown appearance resembles a stocking after repeated use.
A representative urban teahouse drink of Lhasa, made from black tea simmered with milk or milk powder and sugar into a sweet, milky tea. It is commonly served with Tibetan noodles, meat pies and other breakfast foods and remains central to everyday teahouse life.
A traditional Mongolian savory milk tea made by simmering brick tea or other compressed tea into a strong liquor, then adding fresh milk and a small amount of salt. Elaborate or regional versions may be served with fried millet, butter, milk skin, milk tofu and other foods.
A representative traditional gaiwan tea of Ningxia, especially associated with Wuzhong. Tea leaves are combined with rock sugar or white sugar, goji berries, red dates, longan, raisins, sesame, walnuts, dried fruit or rose preserves, then infused directly in a gaiwan with boiling water and repeatedly refilled.
A modern creative tea drink that rose in Taiwan in the 1980s, built around milk tea and chewy tapioca pearls. Classic versions commonly use black tea, while fresh milk, creamer, green tea, oolong, different syrups and many other variations have since developed.
A traditional Tibetan savory tea made by simmering brick tea, tuocha or other compressed tea into a strong liquor, then adding butter and salt and churning repeatedly until the tea and dairy fat form a smooth emulsion. It is usually served hot.
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