🍽️ Hong Kong Milk Tea

Stocking milk tea, strong tea flavor, a cha chaan teng classic.

Hong Kong milk tea is the soul drink of local cha chaan teng tea restaurants. A blend of teas is repeatedly pulled, hand-poured back and forth, strained through a white cloth bag, and blended with evaporated milk. The result is strong yet silky tea, rounded milk, and a brown-red hue. It starts with a tannic aroma, then turns smooth and sweet, hot or cold. Hong Kong versions prize strong tea, silky milk and precise pulling; iced comes over ice, hot served steaming. Often paired with a pineapple bun or egg tart as a classic afternoon tea, it is the indispensable daily cup of Hong Kong, balanced bitterness and richness.