It’s so hot today, let’s have a cup of iced milk tea;
It’s so cold today, let’s have a cup of hot milk tea;
I gained a pound today, so let’s have a cup of milk tea to calm it down;
I lost a pound today, let’s have a cup of milk tea to celebrate… …
I don’t know since when, “milk tea” has become a part of young people’s daily life. Even if “a cup of milk tea makes you ten pounds fatter”, you still have to have a cup.
Unexpectedly, this milk tea trend has broken out of Asia and spread abroad.
Many foreign netizens have posted videos of "trying to drink pearl milk tea" and contributed their real acting skills, especially the soul of milk tea - pearls, which made them both curious and confused.
For a taste of the magical milk tea, people line up at milk tea shops on the streets of New York.
Even Hillary is calling for milk tea.
Recently, the "bubble milk tea craze" has swept Japan.
According to Japanese customs statistics, the quantity of edible pearls imported for use in drinks in 2018 was 1.4 times that of the previous year, and the amount was 1.8 times that of the previous year.
If you go to the streets of Tokyo, no matter you are an eleven-year-old elementary school king or a thirty-five-year-old middle-aged fairy, everyone will have a cup of pearl milk tea.
I have to say that Japanese people really love bubble milk tea.
In order to commemorate the entry of bubble milk tea into Japan on November 9, 2002, the Japanese set November 9 as "Pearl Milk Tea Day" (you can set your own anniversary as long as you submit an application in Japan).
Although there is no holiday on this anniversary, milk tea shops will have discounts. The Japanese bubble milk tea ambassador and mascot "Pearl Maru" was also selected.
(Pearl Pills and Image Ambassador)
Even the Japanese are no longer satisfied with the simple "pearl + milk tea" combination, and have also invented many magical pearl foods: pearl hot dogs, pearl cup noodles, pearl wontons, pearl meatballs, pearls Milk tea and rice...
01. Origin of milk tea: sweet party VS salty party
To be honest, humans have been drinking milk tea for thousands of years, and there are salty party and sweet party.
For example, milk tea originated in Inner Mongolia, Tibet, my country, and is a typical salty drink.
Since nomads often eat high-protein foods that are not easy to digest, people began to use tea to coordinate the food, so people thought of merging milk and tea together for drinking, resulting in the world's earliest milk tea.
In the Qing Dynasty, salty tea was still the main dish, but there were many varieties of milk tea.
Emperor Kangxi created a system of using 75 cows to supply fresh milk to the imperial kitchen in turns. The milk supplied every day was delivered to the tea room and tea kitchen according to the amount, which was used to prepare milk tea; there were new tricks in the ingredients:
Fried noodle milk tea: made by adding fried noodles to milk tea; melon seed milk tea: made by adding melon seeds; black milk tea: made by adding milk to paste milk skin; black milk tea: made by adding black milk tea and milk.
(Portrait of Kangxi)
At the same time, as a utensil for carrying milk tea, milk tea sets came into being, mainly including milk tea pots, milk tea buckets, milk tea bowls and other shapes. Sometimes these vessels also appear in the emperor's rewards.
(Milk Tea Pot)
The emergence of sweet milk tea may be attributed to the British.
Since the 17th century, "Chinese tea" has been used as a medicine in Europe.
In 1667, the British writer Samuel Pepys mentioned in his diary that the doctor recommended that his wife drink hot tea to treat a cold.
(In 1668, a British businessman published an advertisement for tea, claiming that tea could "keep the body clean and strong", "aid in digestion", "refreshing", etc./tsiosophy.com)
At that time, the British had the habit of adding sugar to medicines. , so they added sugar and milk to the tea, and sweet milk tea was born.
In 2003, the Royal Society of Chemistry also published a paper "How to Make a Perfect Cup of Tea", which used scientific data to demonstrate that only by pouring milk before tea can you make a perfect milk tea.
With more and more exchanges between countries around the world, "tea" traveled to Europe and then spread back to China, bringing with it new ways of drinking.
Hong Kong-style stockings milk tea originated from dock workers’ imitation of British-style afternoon tea. Because the workers did manual labor and didn't earn much, they added a lot of sugar and cheap whipping cream to the tea, and then filtered it with tea bags to make the milk tea smooth.
Later, someone injected a new soul into milk tea - pearls.
A small black pearl subverts the usual taste of milk tea. The chewy experience in the mouth is difficult to replace with other drinks.
But who is the inventor of bubble milk tea?
I said Taichung Liu Hanjie, the owner of "Yangxian Tea Shop", was inspired by Japanese bartending. He imitated the invention in 1987 and started operating it under the name "Chun Shui Tang".
Another theory is that Tu Zonghe of the Hanlin Tea House in Tainan was inspired by the white rice balls he saw at Yamuliao Market.
In order to compete for the invention rights, Chun Shui Tang and Hanlin Tea House once went to court, but later the matter was settled.
Nowadays, milk tea shops can be seen in the streets and alleys, with a wide variety of flavors and ingredients. On a hot summer day, holding bubble milk tea, taking photos and posting them on social media, perfect!
02. Milk tea addiction
In fact, young people around the world basically don’t like drinking tea or milk, but when these two drinks are mixed, there are unexpected surprises. It makes people feel uncomfortable if they don’t drink milk tea for a day!
Why is drinking milk tea addictive?
The first thing to investigate is of course the caffeine in tea.
As a central nervous system stimulant, caffeine can dispel drowsiness and boost spirits. The caffeine in a cup of milk tea is equivalent to 4 cups of coffee. Therefore, many people will suffer from insomnia after drinking milk tea.
Secondly, the sugar in milk tea is also one of the culprits.
In a review in the "British Journal of Sports Medicine", the authors believe that sugar can be classified as an addictive substance. "Ingestion of sugar can produce effects similar to those of cocaine use, such as changing mood, possibly by producing reward and pleasure. The ability to feel leads people to like eating sweets. "
In addition to the raw ingredients, milk tea addiction may also be a psychological factor.
For a long time, traditional Chinese society lacked drinks that suited the tastes of young people.
Smart businessmen have made "drinking milk tea" into a social culture belonging to young people, giving people a sense of fashion, youth and petty bourgeoisie.
For example, many Internet celebrity check-in milk tea shops actually give milk tea a sense of ritual and story to attract young people to consume.
With the rise of milk tea culture, the social effect of milk tea has emerged. The biggest function of milk tea is no longer a drink, but social interaction.
There is a legend in the world: The amount of milk tea you consume every day can prove your popularity in the company.
In the office, people who can chat with everyone may not necessarily be the most popular, but those with the largest WeChat groups must be real social butterflies. The WeChat group has only two functions: sending takeout red envelopes and ordering milk tea.
From the perspective of interpersonal communication, milk tea invitation can satisfy the dominance needs and emotional needs in the three-dimensional theory of interpersonal needs, which are the needs of individuals to establish and maintain close emotional connections with others in interpersonal interactions. In the process of drinking milk tea,
enhances mutual understanding, reduces uncertainty, and strengthens emotional connections by obtaining information.
03.Milk Tea Crisis
Although milk tea is delicious, drinking too much can kill you.
Not long ago, a 14-year-old girl Xiao Shen (pseudonym) from Zhejiang was admitted to the hospital because she drank too much milk tea.
Xiao Shen usually likes to drink pearl milk tea. After drinking it, he suddenly felt very distended and painful in his stomach. The pain lasted for several days, and he did not have a bowel movement for five days. Accompanied by his parents, Xiao Shen went to the hospital for treatment.
After examination, the doctor found that Xiao Shen's gastrointestinal tract was covered with round, high-density shadows - undigested pearls.
The little girl may have concealed her medical history because she was afraid that her parents would tell her off - so many undigested pearls are not like those accumulated after drinking a cup of milk tea, but should be caused by drinking it for a period of time recently.
Finally, the doctor prescribed Xiao Shen laxative medicine to help her expel undigested pearls from the body.
The pearls in pearl milk tea are made from tapioca starch, which is not easy to digest. For young children and the elderly, the gastrointestinal function is weak. If they eat too much pearl milk tea, it is easy to increase the risk of intestinal blockage.
Moreover, pearl milk tea contains a large amount of sugar. Regular intake of large amounts can easily increase the risk of dental caries, obesity, diabetes and other diseases. More importantly, drinking milk tea will make you fat.
Ten years ago, the thin and handsome Jay Chou, wearing a clean white sweater, holding a cup of hot milk tea, said to a girl tenderly and affectionately:
You are my Youlemei... In this way, I can take you Hold it in the palm of your hand!
Since then, he has practiced it and insisted on drinking milk tea. Then, he became what he is today and was named by the "People's Daily".
Drinking milk tea is really a momentary pleasure, a weight loss crematorium.
According to research, taking a cup of 600ML milk tea as a standard, the calories without sugar are 287 calories, the normal calories are 393 calories, and the calories with milk cap are 564 calories.
is equivalent to drinking a cup of milk tea ≈ eating 7 eggs ≈ 1 jin of beef ≈ 4.2 jins of crayfish ≈ 6.3 spicy chicken wings ≈ 2.5 barrels of instant noodles.
Drinking a cup of milk tea requires continuous exercise for an hour to lose weight!
Secondly, milk tea may contain trans fatty acids . Long-term drinking may easily increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia.
There are also studies showing that trans fatty acids have a resistance to a type of cholesterol that can promote human memory. Excessive intake of may cause memory loss and increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in old age. .
Uncle Bo, but milk tea is really delicious ~
Indeed, in busy and hard days, milk tea is really wonderful. After all, the world is not worth it, but milk tea is.
But in moderation!
Life is long, give yourself a little sweetness when times are tough, no problem.
But if you drink 3 cups of water a day, you have to restrain your desire. After all, health is still very important.
Today’s mood It’s worth restraining
milk tea, and it’s worth being healthy.
