After-School Royal Milk Tea

The characters in this show spend most of their club time drinking tea and eating cake. Royal milk tea is a Japanese style of milk tea where the tea is cooked in the milk instead of having milk added at the end.

Steps

1. Bring the water to a boil in a small pot, add the tea and simmer for 1 minute.
2. Pour in the milk and warm it gently until small bubbles form at the edge.
3. Turn off the heat, cover and let it steep for 2–3 minutes.
4. Strain into a teacup and sweeten to taste.

Barista’s note

Simmer the leaves in water before adding the milk. Tea leaves release less flavor into milk than into water.