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As a Brit who naturally has milk in tea, what is “milk tea”? Is it something else other than the drink I’m used to? If it isn’t, the UK and Ireland are nation

• bitxbitxbitcoin 3y ago
  Milk tea, specifically with tapioca pearls, is a Taiwanese way of drinking tea which has taken the world by storm. See Boba/bubble tea.[0] Also, the Brits didn’t invent adding milk to tea, the Tibetans did. The majority of the world, for most of history drinks tea without milk. To answer your question, it’s the drink you are used to but with even more sugary additives and usually in a significantly larger serving :). We are all sugar junkies. [0] https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/03/bubble-tea-bao-global-popularity-taiwanese-food-matters https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/03/bubble...
  • yumraj 3y ago
    > The majority of the world, for most of history drinks tea without milk. Don’t know about history, but currently India consumes the most tea or perhaps second most (in total, not per capita) , and almost all of tea in India is consumed with milk.
    • trillic 3y ago
      >50% of Indians are lactose intolerant, so I don’t believe you on that.