Teenagers excel at contest to make the best Hong Kong-style milk tea
They join experts in showing off their skills at making HK-style milk tea
Four teenagers stole the limelight at a competition to brew the best cup of silk-stocking milk tea - a hallmark technique proclaimed by the government as part of Hong Kong's living heritage.
The teenagers - one of whom has a hearing problem, while another is a former drug addict - were yesterday making the hot, creamy Hong Kong beverage at the International KamCha Competition 2015, an annual contest to find the king of milk tea organised by the Association of Coffee and Tea.
The event is part of the Trade Development Council's Food Expo at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Yesterday's competition required the four teenage participants and six adult professionals to brew 14 cups of milk tea within 20 minutes. Judges then ranked their efforts according to the colour, smell and taste of the hot drinks.
"The KamCha competition is hoping to discover more talented people in the catering industry, especially among teenagers," said Association of Coffee and Tea of Hong Kong president Simon Wong Ka-wo. "We have therefore invited these teenagers to help promote their careers."
Amanda Lam Sze-chin, the champion among the teenagers, learned the tea-making art over a period of three months. "I have a strong interest in the catering industry and I used to learn how to make coffee."
