Item I had: Cheese Guan Yin Large ($5.10)
Singaporeans, including me, who frequent any social media channels will see this similar title "Gong Cha will be replaced by LiHo!"
Gong Cha has been one of the Singaporeans’ favorite bubble tea brand since their day 1 here. However, on 5th June, all Gong Cha outlets in Singapore has been converted completely to the LiHo brand.
LiHo means “Hello!” in Hokkien, 你好 in Chinese, is a common phrase where people use to greet one another.
People are now queuing up for their special Cheese Tea, which a foamy cheese mix will be added to the top of the drinks. But if you are visiting on late night, do expect their cheese foam to be sold out.
Cheesy foam is replaced by milk cream previously used in their milk topping 奶盖 series.
The Cheese Guan Yin had a delicate and slightly flowery flavor, taste like typical oolong tea. Before I drink it, the "who would mix cheese with tea?!" was the first thought I had in mind. When I first tasted the drink, the combination of the tea and the cheese foam was actually quite pleasant, with the cheese providing a stronger aftertaste on my tongue. To me, the drink didn’t taste queer, but it wasn’t spectacularly delicious too.
There are 2 ways of drinking it. Firstly, you can choose to first have a mouthful of the cheese foam then have a sip of the drink, or simply, just shake the whole cup to mix everything together. Personally, I preferred the latter as the mixing of the cheese and the tea will thicken the drink, similar to the feeling like you are drinking yogurt.
To be honest, we were expecting the LiHo cheese drinks to taste weird, but it is not at all. The non-cheese drinks should be quite satisfying as well. After I drank this LiHo, it makes me missed that fragrant tea taste, which was what made Gong Cha different from all other bubble milk tea shops out there. LiHo is worth a try if you are craving for bubble tea in this humid weather.
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