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A t the beginning, vegetarianism Ideas (common in powder non-dairy creamer, in
had a link with culture and
order to avoid powder’s caking) and other
religion. Today the slogan
changed a bit: Be Vegetarian, Vanilla soy milk and Chai additives (the same ingredients can be seen
in the instant milk tea bags). Most of the
Go Green, Save the Planet. No matter why are made for each other: non-dairy creamers use hydrogenated veg-
people choose to go vegetarian: environ- something about the etable oil as a fat source, which has trans fat
mental concerns, animal protection, sweetness to temper the and it was forbidden by the US government
spices of the masala really
health reasons, reduction of carbon emis- brings them out somehow. due to the risk of causing cardiovascular
sion; we all can Go Green starting with disease. Therefore, following the rising
ourselves. But the most important thing health awareness, this kind of drink has
is to find the most suitable diet. been upgraded by replacing non-dairy
The wisdom of the ancients is every- creamer with milk powder or fresh milk.
where. 800 years ago, when there was no This is not the only change in tea drinks
precise instrument to test chemical compo- industry. Tea drinks are larger than just milk
nents in tea leaves, the relationship between tea. Some simple tea drinks fit the trend just
tea and health was descried in a book called by itself, like lemon black tea, passion fruit
Kissa Yojoki (Drinking Tea for Health): “A black tea etc.. These teas no longer depend
practitioner can maintain longevity by the on fruit flavored powder ingredients, but on
dietary habit of taking a small amount of the real and fresh fruits. Thanks to these
rice, millet, drinking more tea, eating less changes, the industry of natural tea drinks
meat and more fruits and vegetables.” As is growing day by day.
we can see, this ancient health spirit is
becoming modern times’ common sense. Soymilk Tea Trend
Even before the industrialization of
the 20th century, people used to eat main- The perfect mix of soymilk and tea was
ly plants rather than animal products. created in SOYes, the 1st self-service soymilk
Since the concept of LOHAS (life styles bubble tea shop, that is located in Taichung
of Health and Sustainability) has been (central Taiwan). With the help of a self-ser-
developed, now young people consider vice tea-making machine, a tailor-made
that it is necessary to focus on plant-based drink is prepared for customers with their
food, rather than to follow exactly no preferred ratio of soymilk and tea. Custom-
milk, no egg and no meat in the diet to be ers can also choose to filter the tea drinks
veg. Thus, to eat a vegetarian diet becomes or not, to drink with or without soymilk, and
a choice and an attitude to life. to add sugar or not. They can also set the
machine for preparing a take-away cup. The
Milk P o w d e r → No n-d airy whole drink making process can be observed
Creamer → Fresh Milk → Plant- through a transparent window. The best
based Milk sellers of this store are Soymilk Beauty tea
and Soymilk Kwan-Yin tea, drinking these
That is how tea culture is evolving. In teas you can clearly feel honey fruit aroma
Taiwan, people start their day with a milk coming from Oriental Beauty tea (White
tea for breakfast, and continue to drink tipped oolong) , with its fresh tea buds. The
bubble tea after lunch or at high tea time. shop mixes this tea with the freshly-made
You can see how the mix of tea and milk non-GMO soymilk, the tea aroma joins with
conquered our taste minds. In the early soymilk aroma, bringing rich mouth feel.
times, milk tea was made of black tea and The second one, Soymilk Kwan-Yin tea has
liquid non-dairy creamer. The so-called prominent tea aroma and very stable and
dairy creamer contains water, vegetable oil, rich mouth feel thanks to the dark roasted
casein-sodium, milk powder, emulsifier, traditional Kwan-yin tea with natural soy-
sodium aluminosilicate or silicon dioxide beans flavor.

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