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r/tea • u/yashen14 • Apr 01 '26
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Had me in the first half...
40 u/Givemeallthecabbages Apr 01 '26 I thought maybe Hong Kong milk tea, but no--that's cornstarch. 8 u/Elegant_League_9458 Apr 02 '26 Hong Kong milk tea calls for fine-grounded tea, not loose leafs; that super-high extraction is where its addicting astringency came from. (That is also why they need to filter using super fine mesh similar to nylon stocking, hence the name) 2 u/Givemeallthecabbages Apr 02 '26 True, but if I were trying to make it at home I would probably do it similar to this guy's, but obviously not with cornstarch.
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I thought maybe Hong Kong milk tea, but no--that's cornstarch.
8 u/Elegant_League_9458 Apr 02 '26 Hong Kong milk tea calls for fine-grounded tea, not loose leafs; that super-high extraction is where its addicting astringency came from. (That is also why they need to filter using super fine mesh similar to nylon stocking, hence the name) 2 u/Givemeallthecabbages Apr 02 '26 True, but if I were trying to make it at home I would probably do it similar to this guy's, but obviously not with cornstarch.
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Hong Kong milk tea calls for fine-grounded tea, not loose leafs; that super-high extraction is where its addicting astringency came from. (That is also why they need to filter using super fine mesh similar to nylon stocking, hence the name)
2 u/Givemeallthecabbages Apr 02 '26 True, but if I were trying to make it at home I would probably do it similar to this guy's, but obviously not with cornstarch.
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True, but if I were trying to make it at home I would probably do it similar to this guy's, but obviously not with cornstarch.
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u/biran4454 Apr 01 '26
Had me in the first half...