The original source of milk tea is?

The original source of milk tea: milk tea was originally a daily drink for nomads in northern China. It has a history of at least 1,000 years. Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has spread all over the world, and now there are different kinds of milk tea popular in the Greater China region, Central Asian countries, India, Arabia, Britain, Malaysia, Singapore and other regions.

Milk tea in Mongolia and Central Asia has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and is still a must-have beverage for daily consumption and hospitality. Other regions have different flavors of milk tea, such as Indian milk tea, which is known for its special spices added to masala; Hong Kong milk tea, which is known for its stocking milk tea; and Taiwan's pearl milk tea, which is also unique.

Milk tea combines the dual nutrition of milk and tea, and is one of the home-cooked delicacies that are popular around the world. Milk tea varieties include powdered milk tea, iced milk tea, hot milk tea and so on.

Extended information:

The ethnic minorities in Xinjiang love milk tea and not without reason. Because in the pastoral area and alpine region meat more, vegetables are very little, need milk tea to help digestion; winter cold, summer dry heat, winter drink a lot of milk tea can quickly drive cold, summer can drive summer thirst;

Pastoral areas are sparsely populated, the distance between the various settlements is relatively long, go out to graze or errands, thirst is not easy to find a drink, before leaving home to drink enough milk tea, and on the way to eat some dry food, can be a long time to resist thirst and hunger. longer tolerate thirst and hunger.

Unlike English milk tea, Hong Kong-style milk tea is a popular drink for the general public and the lower classes, usually consumed at breakfast or afternoon tea, and even at lunch or dinner if you go out for a meal. It is served in cafes, fast-food restaurants or stalls, and can be paired with Chinese or Western food.

The reason why Hong Kong milk tea is called "stocking milk tea" is because the filter is used for a long time, the color is dark and looks like flesh-colored stockings. Many teahouses have a secret recipe for tea or milk tea, as a selling point to attract customers. In Hong Kong, there is another drink called "mandarin ducks", which is a mixture of milk tea and coffee.