drink after it has been properly brewed. This is the oil remains from the roasting process during tea production. Varieties Iced milk tea is usually prepared with ice cubes. However, in the past when ice-making machines were not common, the iced milk tea was made by filling the hot milk tea into a glass bottle and then cooled in a refrigerator. In the past, milk tea was sold in Vitasoy or Coca-Cola bottles. Today this type of "bottle milk tea" is rare in Hong Kong. Iced milk tea in cans or plastic bottles can be found in many of the convenience stores around Hong Kong such as 7-Eleven and Circle K. In the case of milk tea with ice cubes, the melting ice will dilute the content, thus affecting the taste of the drink. Some cha chaan tengs serve ice-less iced milk tea, made by pouring hot milk tea into a plastic cup and then cooling it in a refrigerator or by placing the container into a cold water bath, which is called "ice bath milk tea" (). Some restaurants simply use ice cubes made of frozen milk tea. All these methods are often used as selling points. Milk tea and coffee together is called Yuenyeung (). A variation on "silk stocking tea" is "silk stocking coffee". See also Hong Kong cuisine Milk tea Teh tarik Milk Tea Alliance References External links Association of Coffee & Tea Hong Kong Blended tea Hong Kong cuisine Hong Kong drinks Tea culture Milk tea