CHINESE VOCAB
Have you seen or tasted this drink before? On the top, it looks like yogurt, and on the bottom regular old milk tea. Let’s ask a local what on earth this strange-looking drink is.
Read more below to find why it’s called cheese tea in Chinese!
Key Vocabulary
Chinese cheese tea
奶盖
nǎi gài
Is it salty/savory?
会咸吗
huì xián ma
Sweet
甜
tián
Whipped cream
奶油
nǎi yóu
They use rose salt in the ‘whipped cream’, so it’s super savory and very salty. Want to see my face squirm when I try it?
Watch the video above to the end.
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