At the table
Stir gently and sip after the hot drink has cooled enough. Ask about sweetness when ordering.
Contains milk and caffeine from both coffee and tea. Less sugar does not mean caffeine-free or milk-free.
The pictured version is a hot, fully mixed drink with evaporated milk. Coffee strength, tea blend and sweetness vary by preparation.
Know what you’re trying.
A prepared drink served by the cup; no fixed brand, serving volume or coffee-to-tea ratio is implied.
Ingredients
Brewed coffee, black tea, water and evaporated milk, with sugar adjusted to taste.
Origin & regional roots
Hong Kong
Associated with Hong Kong.
About this regional connection
Hong Kong: Hong Kong prepared coffee-milk-tea drink; no invention claim.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有鸳鸯吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Coffee meets milk tea
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Yuenyeung brings coffee and milk tea together in Hong Kong tea-cafe culture. It is a useful choice to distinguish from plain Hong Kong milk tea: the added coffee changes both aroma and taste.
