Hong Kong Milk Tea (Gang Shi Nai Cha / 港式奶茶)
Hong Kong — cha chaan teng culture, mid-20th century
Hong Kong-style milk tea — a cultural institution made from a blend of several black teas (Ceylon, Pu-erh, Black Dragon) strained through a silk stocking (silk bag) multiple times to achieve silky texture, then mixed with evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Served hot or iced. The silk bag straining creates a smooth, creamy, tannin-rich tea impossible to replicate by other methods.