Hong Kong lemon tea
Hong Kong lemon tea
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Hong Kong lemon tea

Strong iced black tea with a glass full of lemon slices. You smash them with the straw. That's the fun.

15 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayStrong black tea, lots of lemon slices and syrup, over ice.
The original
38kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
15minutessame

Hong Kong lemon tea.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Tea leaves (black tea leaves)1½ tbsp strong black tea
Water400 ml
Lemon1 lemon, thinly sliced
Sugar syrup (simple syrup)2 tbsp sugar syrup
Ice cubesplenty

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Simmer the tea in the water for 3 minutes and strain.
  2. 2Cool slightly, then chill.
  3. 3Pack the lemon slices into tall glasses with syrup and ice, then pour the tea over.
  4. 4Serve with a long spoon or straw for smashing the lemons.
Serve it like this

Serve in a tall glass packed with lemon slices and ice, with a long spoon for smashing.

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