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Taiwanese milk tea: sugar and spices, and all the good things
Milk tea shops in the surrounding market seem to be usually divided into two Type: Hong Kong style and Taiwanese style.
In terms of workmanship, Hong Kong-style milk tea has an additional step of "tea pounding". After repeated filtering and collision, the richness of the tea itself is released.
The way Taiwanese milk tea is made, it seems that milk tea is not just consumed as a drink. Starting from the earliest pearl milk tea, milk tea has become a blender, blending different snacks into it, and slowly gaining satiety with a cup in hand.
The origins of Taiwanese milk tea can be traced back to the 1990s. At that time, cold drink shops replaced coffee shops as public spaces for citizens. Whether it's a short break for office workers or an after-school party for students, two or three friends sit face to face, each ordering a drink and chatting.
Bars were probably starting to pop up at that time, and cold drink shops followed suit. If they couldn't sell alcohol, they would use mixers to make drinks. Mix two tea bags with water and pour them into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. If there is any flavor, add a spoonful of honey and a spoonful of cocoa powder. Shake repeatedly for a while. The prototype of Taiwanese milk tea: bubble black tea is ready.
The step that really makes bubble black tea become pearl milk tea is the addition of "pearls". There are two shops in Taiwan that claim to be the inventors of bubble milk tea.
Mr. Liu Hanjie, who runs a bubble tea shop "Chun Shui Tang" in Taichung City, claimed that he began experimenting with making milk tea in 1983. He also said that a female employee of the shop accidentally made it successfully. The milk tea was not well received at first, but by chance, it attracted widespread attention after being interviewed by a Japanese TV program.
Another theory is that Mr. Tu Zonghe of the Hanlin Teahouse in Tainan City invented it. It is said that he was inspired by seeing white powder balls in Yamuliao market around 1987. Therefore, early pearls were white, and later changed to black. However, neither store has applied for patent or trademark rights, making bubble milk tea the most representative people's drink in Taiwan.
Now, the two milk tea shops have developed into chains, taking the cultural retro route. The store decorations are all antique, and the milk tea is placed on the tea table. I think it's more serious than this, but I seem to be used to holding it in my hand and drinking it while walking.
The "pearls" used in pearl milk tea are powder balls made from sweet potato powder. Before adding the powder balls to the milk tea, they are usually soaked in syrup to ensure that the powder balls can still maintain their sweetness in the sweeter milk tea. .
Nowadays, pearl milk tea is divided into pearl milk tea and boba milk tea according to the size of the "pearls". If large white powder balls are also used in the milk tea, it is called "Panda Boba Milk Tea". With such a whimsical name, some people will make news about it.
Recently, a video of a busty girl making milk tea has attracted some attention on the Internet.
Netizens who wanted to get on the bus and clock in excitedly came to the store, but found out that "advertising is for reference only."
Since real people can’t be satisfied, there are some people who write articles about milk tea bottles.
The unique muscle bottles and cans are paired with the water droplets after the ice-cold drink has cooled down, just like the sweat beads on the chest muscles of a macho man after a workout. Taking advantage of the popularity of "Xiao Xianrou", "Xiao Xianrou Milk Tea" became very popular as soon as it was launched. Bursting.
Later, it was said that in order to take care of the straight men who love to drink milk tea, they also launched a "little fresh milk tea for women". Put two cups together, which looks so shameful.
I always want to make some big news_(:з」∠) _
With the development of time, the details of pearl milk tea have also changed.
Many stores use real tea leaves and condensed milk as ingredients for milk tea. In the past, the base of milk tea was usually black tea, but now some stores also offer pearl milk tea (also called pearl milk green) using green tea. In addition to adding "pearls", coffee jelly, bean curd, pudding, grass jelly, and other snacks with similar textures are also added to the milk tea. A straw and a small spoon have become standard.
also has "Frog Laying Eggs" developed based on pearl milk tea. In fact, "frog" and "egg" refer to pink balls and mung beans respectively. You can add other things yourself. A common combination is mung bean soup base with a few spoonfuls of rice balls, which is very refreshing and not greasy.
When preparing information about milk tea, I found that most of the people who like milk tea seem to be girls. The mild sweetness and rich taste seem to be exactly what girls want, so I remembered a nursery rhyme I had seen before:
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails, and puppy tails.
What is the little girl made of?
Sugar and spice, and all the good stuff.
Actually
we are replenishing body substances. (*≧▽≦*)
