Protesters hold #MilkTeaAlliance signs during a rally in Bangkok, in August. Photo: Reuters
Protesters hold #MilkTeaAlliance signs during a rally in Bangkok, in August. Photo: Reuters
Lisa Lim
Opinion

Opinion

Language Matters by Lisa Lim

Milk tea: from a colonial concoction to a transnational solidarity movement

  • There is more to milk tea than the Oxford English Dictionary, which added the term in 2016, suggests
  • Across Asia the drink has developed according to local tastes and preparations

Protesters hold #MilkTeaAlliance signs during a rally in Bangkok, in August. Photo: Reuters
Protesters hold #MilkTeaAlliance signs during a rally in Bangkok, in August. Photo: Reuters
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