.jpg) Iced yuenyeung at acha chaan teng in Hong Kong (2007) | |
| Course | Drink |
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| Place of origin | Hong Kong[1][2] |
| Serving temperature | Hot or iced |
| Main ingredients | Brewedcoffee,Hong Kong-style milk tea (black tea,evaporated orcondensed milk),sugar |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鴛鴦 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鸳鸯 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuānyāng | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Yūnyēung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuenyeung (Chinese:鴛鴦, often transliterated according to theCantonese language pronunciationyuenyeung,[3]yinyeung, oryinyong;[4] yuānyāng inMandarin) is adrink created by mixingcoffee withtea. It originated inHong Kong, where it remains popular.
The exact method of creating yuenyeung varies by vendor and region, but it generally consists ofbrewed coffee andblack tea with sugar and milk. According to the Hong KongLeisure and Cultural Services Department, the mixture is three partscoffee and seven partsHong Kong–style milk tea. It can be served hot or cold.[5]
It was originally served atdai pai dongs (open-air food vendors) andcha chaan tengs (cafés), but is now available in various types of restaurants.[6][7]
The nameyuenyeung refers tomandarin ducks (yuanyang), which is a symbol of conjugal love in Chinese culture, as the birds usually appear in pairs and themale and female look very different.[8] This same connotation of a "pair" of two unlike items is used to name this drink.[5]
A Hong Kongdai pai dong–style restaurant called Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園) claims that both yuenyeung andsilk-stocking milk tea were invented in 1952 by its owner, Lin Muhe.[9] Though its claim for yuenyeung is unverified, its claim for silk-stocking milk tea was on the record in the official minutes of aLegislative Council meeting plausibility.[citation needed][clarification needed]
In summer 2010,Starbucks stores in Hong Kong and Macau promoted afrappuccino version of the drink.[10] It was sold as the "Yuen Yeung Frappuccino Blended Cream".[11]
The drink is also common in Malaysia, where it is known askopi cham, from Malaykopi ("coffee") andHokkienchham (攙, "mixed").[12]
There is a caffeine-free variant of yuenyeung, called children's yuenyeung (兒童鴛鴦). It is made usingHorlicks andOvaltine,malted milk drink mixes that are common in Hong Kongcha chaan tengs (cafés).[13]
Media related toYuenyeung (drink) at Wikimedia Commons
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