Teh tarik, a frothy milk tea, is considered the unofficial national drink of Malaysia. The hot, black tea made with sweet condensed milk, is equally popular in neighboring countries like Singapore.

Malaysia has long been a sort of hybrid culture, as Chinese immigrants settled there as early as the fifteenth century, while Indian immigrants arrived in large numbers during British colonization, as ...

Growing up, I never liked tea. Not that strange, you might think, but for an Indian, where tea is the equivalent of water, reared in Great Britain, where tea is the equivalent of water, now living in ...

Travelers to southeast Asia frequently marvel at the showman-like skill with which street vendors prepare a drink known as teh tarik (“pulled tea”). They might not realize those same vendors are ...

Hot enough for ya? If you've been sweating out the summer, you're not alone--around the world, heat waves have been sending locals searching for ways to cool off. A refreshing beverage is always a ...

KUALA LUMPUR: With two large metal cups in each hand, he pirouetted, did a jig and “stret­ched” the brew to great lengths – without spilling a drop. That was the “pull” factor that won businessman ...

A Malaysian artist Hong Yi, nicknamed “Red,” created a portrait of a man pouring teh tarik, a hot milk tea drink popular in the country. It took the artist two months to make this work of art, which ...

Around the world, people start their day with a variety of beverages, some common and others that may truly surprise you. The ...