Hear ye hear ye! There's a new milk tea
joint in town and it goes by the name of Gong Cha. It is a milk tea brand that
has gained popularity in Asian countries like Taiwan, Singapore, China,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Philippines. They have over 200 stores worldwide
and has finally opened one here in our beloved city of Sydney.
Gong Cha first came to my attention
through a friend of mine who lives in Singapore. She raved about the
awesomeness of Gong Cha and made me wish we had a store here. Well, a few days
ago my wish came true. Gong Cha opened their Sydney store right on George
Street (opposite World Square), near Goulburn Street. The only thing left for
me to do was to put their milk teas to the test. Here are some of the milk teas
that I've tried so far:
earl grey milk tea with 3J |
The earl
grey milk tea with 3J is a lightly sweetened earl grey milk tea with three
types of jelly. Namely: Pudding jelly, herbal jelly, and sweetened pearls. I
love Gong Cha’s pearls! It has a caramelised sweet taste and a perfect chewy
texture.
Gong Cha milk foam green tea |
The Gong
Cha milk foam green tea is so refreshing! The combination of the velvet texture
and subtle sweet green tea taste won me over straight away!
fresh milk with red bean and pudding |
The fresh
milk with red bean and pudding is a heavy kind of drink with different
textures. I quite like the combination of soft jelly pudding and milk tea. The
red bean gave every sip a nice sweet taste.
taro milk tea |
The taro
milk tea is not overly sweet, which goes really well with Gong Cha’s sweet
pearls.
So is Gong Cha as awesome as they say it
is? In my opinion, yes, yes, and yes! On my next visit, I would like to try
their wintermelon tea latte & royal pearl milk tea.
Gong Cha Tea
601 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
www.gongchatea.com.au
Trading hours:
Sun-Wed 9am-9pm, Thur-Sat 9am-10pm
Trading hours:
Sun-Wed 9am-9pm, Thur-Sat 9am-10pm