[GTX]

Hi,
Ok, I'm originally from HK, moved to the States a long time ago & frequently visits.
Every morning I wait for one of those small noodle/rice eateries to open up so I can get me a cup of tea with milk "ly-cha".
To me, That is the best tasting cup of tea in the world, beats Starbucks anyday.
Does anyone know how to make it? I want to try to make this at Home.
If you do, please list the ingredients.

[Katanga]

Ireally enjot it too.

I think it is normal tea with lots of condensed milt like carnation milk.

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by Katanga

Ireally enjot it too.

I think it is normal tea with lots of condensed milt like carnation milk.

Yup that is essentially it.

[GTX]

thanks for your inputs, however, what type of tea and is it blended with other tea? what are the % of the blend, if there is any??
Thanks

[mckpoon]

restaurants should usually have their own blend;
i reckon it's like asking for a recipe for masala... you just mix it up till you like it right.

it's likely a ceylon, but perhaps assam. also try yingdé maybe?
however, when you mix up all the milk and sugar in there, you'd hardly detect the nuances...

[Skyhook]

Lipton Yellow Label Tea ( which is a ceylon ie BLACK tea and a bit more fragrant) is all thats required. You could also use English Breakfast tea, essentially very similar, and for a stronger colour, Assam tea can be added to the brew.

And as my wifes father once owned a dai pa dong out in the NT for many years, and as a cook in the merchant navy, Ly Cha tea is just standard variety black tea using "evaporated " ( non sweetened unlike sweetend condensed ) milk.

Nothing hard about it, its just normal breakfast tea using evaporated milk instead of fresh milk, used purely out of cost and shelf life practicalities.. No other reason.

If you want the the milk tea to have a more redish tinge to the milk, add another table spoon of Assam Black tea to your tea pot, with 2 TBS of English Breakfast tea.

Also, a lot of the dai pai dong places, the very few that still exist, that havent been demolished by the big shopping centre developers, are just using Nestea 3 in 1 instant milk tea, not even bothering with evaporated milk anymore...

Btw the secret tea ingredient, is a teaspoon of Lychee black tea in your brew that contains either 2 tablesppons of English tea, one tablespoon of Assam black tea, and after 5 minutes brewing time, pour a normal cup of tea, and then add the evaporated milk and sugar to taste.

[xiaoma2]

A friend of mine told me this before:
2 tea bags (yes lipton yellow label);
Water must be very hot;
Make the tea as black as it could after you fill the water;
Finally the condensed milk after the sugar.

above is for one cup/mug of milk-tea