Milk tea

Milk tea is loved for its light and fresh taste, because it has a milk base so it is not too sweet. Milk tea has many different types of "toppings": beans, lotus seeds, tapioca flour, black jelly, purple sticky rice, durian..., each with its own flavor, delicious and attractive. Red bean milk tea is rich and fatty; purple sticky rice milk tea is soft, fragrant, sweet, good for health, beautifying the skin; milk tea with durian jelly (jelly and durian) is loved by young people because it has a modern yet traditional flavor, quite similar to the famous Thai dessert. To attract more gourmets, some shops also add crunchy tapioca pearls which are very delicious to eat.

I like the most the jelly milk tea with durian jelly with colorful, cool, fragrant jelly pieces in the mouth and the sweet, fatty taste, the slightly bitter aftertaste of durian. The jelly milk tea does not have a strong sweetness like Thai tea, suitable for diners with a mild taste.

Milk tea is a fairly easy dish to make: wash and boil the beans, cook the sugar water and mix in the milk mixture and you're done. The main highlight is the milk made from coconut milk, condensed milk, fresh milk, skillfully mixed so that the mixture has a moderate sweetness, light, just a little thick, with a light fatty aroma of coconut milk.

The milk tea is simply but harmoniously decorated, pleasing to the eye, the red of the beans, the purple of the sticky rice stand out on the white background of the milk, and is dotted with golden roasted peanuts. The tea eaten at the shop is served in a bowl to clearly see the ingredients, creating a feeling of fullness and attraction. Eating tea in a cup is quick and convenient, but eating it in a bowl is much more interesting and “pleasing to the eye”!

There is nothing better than having a cup of milk tea in the middle of a hot summer day, it both cools down and provides energy for the body. Tea is the joy of children with its vibrant colors and sweet flavors. The 200 dong or 500 dong ice cream cones with their jingling sounds every summer afternoon, the glasses of shaved ice syrup sparkling in the sun, the pink silk candy stuck in the hands of the talented vendor, the lollipops that prolong the joy of childhood are unforgettable childhood memories in the hearts of the children of Hue .

Hue is striving to become the “ culinary capital” of Vietnam with hundreds of types of sweet soup. The hot, humid climate here is the driving force for talented chefs to create many desserts, cooling, and detoxifying dishes. The ancient capital is rich in natural ingredients with beans, cassava, fruits and herbs, just a little variation, adding a little sweetness to have a perfect cup of sweet soup. Enjoying sweet soup together in a happy, cozy space is also a way for Hue people to strengthen their love.

Article and photos: Thuc Dan