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|title=Chinese Drink - Chinese Food Wiki | |title=Chinese Drink - Chinese Food Wiki | ||
|description=Overview of Chinese drinks: tea, baijiu, | |description=Overview of Chinese drinks: tea, baijiu, soy milk, milk tea, herbal drinks, beer, and bottled beverages. | ||
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Chinese drinks range from traditional teas and distilled spirits to modern soft drinks and dairy alternatives. Tea culture is central to daily life, while [[Baijiu]] is the most widely consumed spirit at banquets. Regional specialties such as sour plum drink (酸梅汤) and herbal cooling teas (凉茶) are especially popular in summer. | Chinese drinks range from traditional teas and distilled spirits to modern soft drinks and dairy alternatives. [[Tea]] culture is central to daily life, while [[Baijiu]] is the most widely consumed spirit at banquets. Regional specialties such as [[Suanmeitang|sour plum drink]] (酸梅汤) and herbal cooling teas (凉茶) are especially popular in summer. Café and street culture adds [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Yuenyeung]], [[Bubble Tea]], and warm [[Soy Milk]] breakfast cups. | ||
== Tea == | This hub is a map of beverage pages on Chinese Food Wiki—not a complete brand catalog. Leaf-tea processing detail lives on [[Tea]]; aroma styles of spirits live on [[Baijiu]]. Snack pairings often sit on [[Chinese Snack]] and [[Chinese Rice Snack]]. | ||
* [[Tea]] 茶 — | |||
== Tea and infusions == | |||
* Chrysanthemum tea 菊花茶 | * [[Tea]] 茶 — green, oolong, black (红茶), white, yellow, dark/pu-erh, and flower teas; Longjing-style green tea is shown on the Tea page image | ||
* Herbal | * Tieguanyin 铁观音 and other named oolongs (covered under [[Tea]] types) | ||
* Chrysanthemum tea 菊花茶 — floral herbal infusion | |||
* Herbal / cooling teas 凉茶 — common in southern China, especially Guangdong and Hong Kong | |||
* [[Butter Tea]] — highland buttered tea tradition | |||
* [[Tea Egg]] — tea-braised egg (food that uses tea as seasoning) | |||
== Alcoholic drinks == | == Alcoholic drinks == | ||
* [[Baijiu]] 白酒 — Chinese distilled spirit | * [[Baijiu]] 白酒 — Chinese distilled grain spirit; banquet staple | ||
* Osmanthus wine 桂花酒 | * Osmanthus wine 桂花酒 — lightly aromatic fruit/flower wine style | ||
* Tsingtao 青岛啤酒 | * Beer brands widely sold in China (e.g. Tsingtao 青岛啤酒, regional labels such as Chongqing Beer and Xinjiang dark beer) — everyday meal drinks rather than spirit toasts | ||
== Soft drinks and | == Soft drinks, dairy, and café mixes == | ||
* Suanmeitang 酸梅汤 — sour plum drink | * [[Suanmeitang]] 酸梅汤 — sour plum drink | ||
* | * [[Soy Milk]] 豆浆 — fresh soybean milk; classic with fried dough breakfasts | ||
* Coconut milk 椰奶 | * [[Douzhi]] — Beijing fermented mung-bean drink (distinct from soy milk) | ||
* [[ | * Coconut milk 椰奶 — southern and tropical-fruit dessert accompaniment | ||
* [[Wahaha]] | * [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] — silk-stocking style milk tea | ||
* [[Yuenyeung]] 鸳鸯 — coffee mixed with Hong Kong milk tea | |||
* [[Bubble Tea]] — tea or milk tea with tapioca pearls (globalized from Taiwan café culture) | |||
* Packaged brands such as [[Wahaha]] and [[Jianlibao]] — modern bottled drinks listed elsewhere on the wiki | |||
== | == Serving culture == | ||
At home and in restaurants, plain hot [[Tea]] is the default table drink for many meals. Banquets may sequence tea with [[Baijiu]] toasts. Breakfast streets in many cities sell [[Soy Milk]] with youtiao; Hong Kong cha chaan teng culture centers on [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] and [[Yuenyeung]]; night markets and global Chinese cafés popularized [[Bubble Tea]]. Summer stalls push [[Suanmeitang]] and herbal coolers. | |||
Sweetness and dairy are optional in traditional leaf tea, but expected in milk-tea and pudding-adjacent café drinks. For confectionery that uses sugar as a main ingredient rather than a drink base, see [[Chinese Candy]] and [[Chinese Sugar]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Tea]] | |||
* [[Baijiu]] | |||
* [[Soy Milk]] | |||
* [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] | * [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] | ||
* [[Yuenyeung]] | |||
* [[Bubble Tea]] | * [[Bubble Tea]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Butter Tea]] | ||
* [[Douzhi]] | |||
* [[Suanmeitang]] | |||
* [[Chinese Candy]] | * [[Chinese Candy]] | ||
* [[Chinese Snack]] | * [[Chinese Snack]] | ||
* [[Chinese Rice Snack]] | |||
* [[Wahaha]] | |||
* [[Jianlibao]] | * [[Jianlibao]] | ||
* [[Chongqing Food]] | * [[Chongqing Food]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 22 September 2026
Introduction
Chinese drinks range from traditional teas and distilled spirits to modern soft drinks and dairy alternatives. Tea culture is central to daily life, while Baijiu is the most widely consumed spirit at banquets. Regional specialties such as sour plum drink (酸梅汤) and herbal cooling teas (凉茶) are especially popular in summer. Café and street culture adds Hong Kong Milk Tea, Yuenyeung, Bubble Tea, and warm Soy Milk breakfast cups.
This hub is a map of beverage pages on Chinese Food Wiki—not a complete brand catalog. Leaf-tea processing detail lives on Tea; aroma styles of spirits live on Baijiu. Snack pairings often sit on Chinese Snack and Chinese Rice Snack.
Tea and infusions
- Tea 茶 — green, oolong, black (红茶), white, yellow, dark/pu-erh, and flower teas; Longjing-style green tea is shown on the Tea page image
- Tieguanyin 铁观音 and other named oolongs (covered under Tea types)
- Chrysanthemum tea 菊花茶 — floral herbal infusion
- Herbal / cooling teas 凉茶 — common in southern China, especially Guangdong and Hong Kong
- Butter Tea — highland buttered tea tradition
- Tea Egg — tea-braised egg (food that uses tea as seasoning)
Alcoholic drinks
- Baijiu 白酒 — Chinese distilled grain spirit; banquet staple
- Osmanthus wine 桂花酒 — lightly aromatic fruit/flower wine style
- Beer brands widely sold in China (e.g. Tsingtao 青岛啤酒, regional labels such as Chongqing Beer and Xinjiang dark beer) — everyday meal drinks rather than spirit toasts
Soft drinks, dairy, and café mixes
- Suanmeitang 酸梅汤 — sour plum drink
- Soy Milk 豆浆 — fresh soybean milk; classic with fried dough breakfasts
- Douzhi — Beijing fermented mung-bean drink (distinct from soy milk)
- Coconut milk 椰奶 — southern and tropical-fruit dessert accompaniment
- Hong Kong Milk Tea — silk-stocking style milk tea
- Yuenyeung 鸳鸯 — coffee mixed with Hong Kong milk tea
- Bubble Tea — tea or milk tea with tapioca pearls (globalized from Taiwan café culture)
- Packaged brands such as Wahaha and Jianlibao — modern bottled drinks listed elsewhere on the wiki
Serving culture
At home and in restaurants, plain hot Tea is the default table drink for many meals. Banquets may sequence tea with Baijiu toasts. Breakfast streets in many cities sell Soy Milk with youtiao; Hong Kong cha chaan teng culture centers on Hong Kong Milk Tea and Yuenyeung; night markets and global Chinese cafés popularized Bubble Tea. Summer stalls push Suanmeitang and herbal coolers.
Sweetness and dairy are optional in traditional leaf tea, but expected in milk-tea and pudding-adjacent café drinks. For confectionery that uses sugar as a main ingredient rather than a drink base, see Chinese Candy and Chinese Sugar.