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Hong Kong Milk Tea Pulling

Also known as 港式奶茶 (絲襪奶茶)

Hong Kong Milk Tea Pulling: photograph by K.C. Tang
Photo: K.C. Tang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Steep black tea leaves in a cloth strainer, pull the tea back and forth between two pots at the right speed, mix evaporated milk, and serve a rush of orders in time.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of China.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of China.

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