~125 cal · 3g protein · 21g carbs · 4g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Glass of frothy pulled milk tea
🇲🇾 Penang
Teh tarik — "pulled tea" — is Malaysia's national drink, a theatrical brew of strong black tea and sweetened condensed milk poured back and forth between two cups from a great height to build a thick, cappuccino-like foam. Made at every mamak stall, it is comfort, showmanship, and caffeine in one glass.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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3 tbsp strong black tea
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3 cups water
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1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
1
Steep the black tea in the just-boiled water for 4–5 minutes until very strong, then strain.
2
Stir the condensed milk into the hot tea until fully dissolved.
3
Pour the tea back and forth between two jugs from as high as you dare to build a thick foam.
4
Pour into glasses with the froth on top and serve hot.
Malaysian mamak-stall tradition.
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Penang. Hawker-stall capital of Southeast Asia, wok hei and all.
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Malaysia. Malay, Chinese, and Indian cooking sharing one table.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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