Milk teais widely loved by people.It is a beverage that can be seen everywhere on the street, in schools.However, "street milk tea does not contain milk or tea, it's all made of sugar and artificial cream" has been revealed.How can we drink safe milk tea?Follow the journalist to do it ourselves.Many street milk teas do not contain milk or tea.

　　Milk tea is a foreign import; Westerners like to add certain proportions of

milkto black tea, which has a clear taste but can be somewhat bitter, resulting in a blend that combines the freshness of the tea with the smoothness of milk.Nutritionally, it's also a good match—providing both tea polyphenols and Vitamin C from the tea, along with calcium and highproteinfrom the milk, making it a healthy choice.In many open-hearted milk tea shops, the owners do not hide the fact that their milk tea does not contain milk or tea.
If you want to drink plain milk tea, just stir in one spoon of powder;if you prefer flavored milk tea, add another spoon of colorful powder.This simple method is a standard practice in street milk tea businesses; they sell milk tea made from artificial cream and tea powder, supplemented with sweeteners and food coloring.Milk substitute "milk" sounds like it's derived from milk but has almost nothing in common except for its color—it became a milk alternative because of this.
Artificial cream is scientifically known as plant-based cream, primarily composed of hydrogenated vegetable oil and casein.Zhengzhou Central Hospital nutrition department head Xue Yuzhu told us that "hydrogenated vegetable oils contain large amounts of trans fatty acids, which can increase the risk ofheartdisease when consumed in the long term."Tea powder is an additive for tea flavor, sweeteners provide sweetness, and food coloring adds color.With just these ingredients, you can make a tasty yet nutritionally lacking milk tea that may be harmful to your health.Therefore, for our health, let's make our own milk tea.Milk teas in the market are mostly western-style.Making milk tea at home is simple and easy.

　　The process of making homemade milk tea can vary in complexity.

Homemade milk tea can be made simply or very simply.For the simple version, make black tea on the stove then add it to your milk;for the most simplified method, replace boiling the tea with using a tea bag.The best taste comes from using black tea because it is fully fermented and has a richer flavor. You can also try green tea for its slightly bitter taste if you prefer.After getting the tea, you need milk and sugar.Milk can be purchased in fresh packs from the supermarket; any brand will do.Sugar can be regular white sugar orhoneyas an alternative.The process of making homemade milk tea:

　1. Crush the black tea leaves by hand and put them in a pot, add water (use less if you want stronger tea), boil for 3-5 minutes until the color turns deep red;

2. Strain out the tea leaves, keeping only the tea liquid;
3. Warm milk to a temperature that is not too hot and pour it into the tea mixture, mix well;
4. Add sugar according to your taste.
This completes the simple plain milk tea recipe.The whole process takes just a few minutes; a delicious cup of sweet milk tea is ready.If you find this too complicated, try the simplest method:
simply steep a tea bag in hot water to get the tea liquid, then add bought milk packs into it and stir in sugar according to taste.Don't worry about the balance of milk and tea; it's up to personal preference.Options like 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 can be chosen freely. For a smoother texture, add more milk;
for a clearer taste, add more tea.Test the mixture as you go until it meets your satisfaction.[Source: Internet]Reader friends can taste as you add and adjust until it meets your satisfaction.

[Source: Internet]