Chinese tea culture features strongly in Hong Kong but the local milk tea is a more recent concoction, having only come on the scene in the 1950s. Various blends of Sri Lankan black tea are infused with evaporated or condensed milk. It is called Stocking Milk Tea because it is percolated in a stocking-like filter. The brew is smooth and creamy in texture.
 
 
 
 
香醇幼滑的港式奶茶，大抵是最能代表香港的特色飲品。香港人每年喝上億杯奶茶，更舉行「金茶王」大賽選出最會沖泡奶茶的師傅，可見本地人對奶茶的熱愛。一杯好的奶茶，除了錫蘭紅茶、淡奶和糖的比例要得宜，還得靠師傅絕妙的「撞茶」功夫。由於泡好的紅茶要經過貌似「絲襪」（棉紗網）的茶袋過濾，故又稱為「絲襪奶茶」。