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What is Teh?

Tea with condensed milk. Here’s what’s in the cup, and how to say it like a regular.

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Tea with condensed milk, hot, in a cup and saucer.

In the cup: 2 pours of teh · 2 squeezes of condensed milk

TehTea, strong and brewed through a cloth sock.
(no O or C)Condensed milk: thick and sweet, so it’s the sugar too.

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What is Teh?

Tea with condensed milk, hot, in a cup and saucer. Teh: Tea, strong and brewed through a cloth sock. (no O or C): Condensed milk: thick and sweet, so it’s the sugar too.

How do you order Teh?

Say “Teh”: the drink, then the milk (O or C), then how strong, how sweet and hot or cold. Iced, it’s “Teh peng”. To take it away, it’s “Teh tapau”.

Is Teh sweet?

Yes, it’s the sweet one: the condensed milk is the sugar. Say siew dai for less, or C kosong for none.

What’s in a cup of Teh?

2 pours of teh, 2 squeezes of condensed milk, hot. Every stall pours its own, so it’s a picture, not a measure.

Teh vs Teh-O: what’s the difference?

Teh is made with condensed milk; Teh-O is made with no milk (O): tea with no milk, with sugar, hot, in a cup and saucer.

From the kopi order decoder: type any order and see what’s in the cup. Think you can make them fast? Play the kopi game.

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