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Hong Kong Style Iced Lemon Tea 香港凍檸茶

In Hong Kong where summers are long, hot and exhausting, there is that one and only quintessential Hong Kong drink that can really quench that terrible summer thirst: Hong Kong Style Iced Lemon Tea 凍檸茶.

Hong Kong Style Iced Lemon Tea  香港凍檸茶
Prep time
2 min
Cook time
15 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
EASY

Ingredients

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  • 7- 10 bags Lipton Yellow Label Tea
  • 4 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil water and pour into your glass jug.

  2. 2

    Immerse tea bags in the water for 10-15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add sugar and stir a bit while the water is still hot so as to melt the sugar.

  4. 4

    Once you think the tea is strong enough for your taste remove the tea bags. Allow the tea to cool.

  5. 5

    Slice four slices of lemon. Add ice to your glass, then place lemon slices over. Fill up glass with sugared tea.

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