Tea-volution: The history of Chinese tea in Malaysia and how we drink it


Law has noticed a growing interest in Chinese tea, even among non-Chinese drinkers in Malaysia. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

At the quirky little Tanah dan Air Tea Bar in Petaling Jaya, tea artist Law Siow Fei is hard at work. Hunched over a long table, she gently pours tea out of a tiny little tea pot into three equally tiny porcelain cups, then passes one to me.

“This is a Phoenix Oolong tea – it is very popular among the Teochew community,” she says.

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