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	\| alternate_name = Yuan yang; coffee-tea mix; Hong Kong yuenyeung		\| alternate_name = Yuan yang; yinyeung; coffee-tea mix; Hong Kong yuenyeung
	\| pinyin = Yuānyāng		\| pinyin = Yuānyāng
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	'''Yuenyeung''' (Simplified Chinese: 鸳鸯; Traditional Chinese: 鴛鴦; Pinyin: ''Yuānyāng'') is a Hong Kong café drink that blends coffee with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], served hot or iced in cha chaan teng ~~culture~~ and discussed with other beverages on [[Chinese Drink]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuenyeung English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Yuenyeung''' (Simplified Chinese: 鸳鸯; Traditional Chinese: 鴛鴦; Pinyin: ''Yuānyāng''; also spelled ''yinyeung'') is a Hong Kong café drink that blends brewed coffee with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]]. It is served hot or iced in dai pai dong and cha chaan teng settings and is discussed with other beverages on [[Chinese Drink]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuenyeung English Wikipedia: Yuenyeung]</ref><ref name="scmp">[https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3052122/coffee-or-tea-order-yuen-yeung-menu-half-half-hybrid-served South China Morning Post: yuenyeung at Hong Kong cafés]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
	~~Taste~~ sits between coffee bitterness and ~~silky~~ milk-tea ~~maltiness;~~ ratios vary ~~by shop, from~~ coffee-forward to tea-forward. ~~The drink~~ is ~~typically smooth~~ from evaporated or condensed milk used in ~~Hong Kong~~ milk tea, not ~~a clear~~ leaf ~~brew like traditional~~ [[Tea]]. The name ~~references~~ mandarin ducks (鸳鸯) as a ~~yin-yang pair metaphor—coffee~~ and tea ~~together~~. It is distinct from pearl [[Bubble Tea]], which is ~~usually~~ tea- or milk-tea-based with tapioca rather than coffee~~-blended~~.
			The cup sits between coffee bitterness and the malted creaminess of Hong Kong-style milk tea. Shop ratios vary: some pours are coffee-forward, others tea-forward. A commonly cited reference mix is about three parts coffee to seven parts milk tea, though that figure is a cultural guide rather than a legal standard.<ref name="wp" /> Smoothness usually comes from the evaporated or condensed milk already used in the milk-tea half, not from leaf-only service of the kind described on [[Tea]].

			The Chinese name refers to mandarin ducks (鸳鸯), a conventional metaphor for a complementary pair—here coffee and tea in one glass. The drink is distinct from pearl [[Bubble Tea]], which is normally tea- or milk-tea-based with tapioca pearls rather than a coffee–tea blend, and from plain coffee with condensed milk served without the strained tea base.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
	Brewed coffee, Hong Kong-style milk tea (strong black tea ~~pulled~~ with evaporated/condensed milk)~~, and~~ ice for cold ~~versions~~. Some shops premix; others ~~pour both~~ components to order. ~~It is not~~ a ~~mainland regional tea-ceremony drink and does not use the same leaf-only service described on [[Tea]]~~.
			Brewed coffee; Hong Kong-style milk tea (strong black tea strained and mixed with evaporated and/or condensed milk); ice for cold service; sugar adjusted to taste. Some shops premix a batch; others combine the two components to order. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
	Yuenyeung ~~is a~~ Hong ~~Kong~~ tea-restaurant ~~invention popularized in the late twentieth century alongside other~~ cha chaan teng ~~hybrids~~. ~~It interlinks with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]]~~ and ~~[[Hong Kong Food]] café~~ culture ~~and appears on~~ the [[~~Chinese Drink]] hub next to [[Soy Milk~~]], [[~~Bubble Tea~~]], and ~~leaf [[Tea]]~~. ~~Exact founding~~-~~shop legends circulate~~ in ~~popular media~~; ~~this wiki treats it as an established local café category without unverifiable chronologies~~.
			Yuenyeung grew inside Hong Kong’s mid-twentieth-century tea-restaurant scene, where British-influenced milk tea, canned milk, and affordable café coffee were already everyday tools. It is best understood as a cha chaan teng hybrid rather than a mainland tea-ceremony drink.<ref name="scmp" /><ref name="wp" />

			Lan Fong Yuen, a well-known Central stall-turned-café, publicly claims that its founder invented both silk-stocking milk tea and yuenyeung around 1952. Independent surveys treat the milk-tea craft claim as widely repeated, while the specific invention of yuenyeung remains an '''unverified shop claim''' rather than a settled archival fact; this wiki therefore presents the drink as an established local category whose exact first cup is disputed.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="scmp" />

			In popular culture the drink is ordered alongside [[Pineapple Bun]], [[Egg Tart]], and other tea-restaurant snacks. A caffeine-light “children’s yuenyeung” made with malted drinks such as Horlicks or Ovaltine appears in some cha chaan teng menus as a playful cousin, not as a medical substitute. Soft inventory notes: several cha chaan teng icons—including milk tea and yuenyeung—were recorded on Hong Kong’s earlier intangible-heritage inventory lists; the 2017 Representative List entry for Hong Kong-style milk-tea making technique is separate and should not be confused with a blanket “yuenyeung UNESCO” claim.<ref name="wp" />

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	~~Cup or tall glass, hot or iced. Some modern cafés add foam or flavored syrups; classic versions stay coffee + milk tea. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].~~


	~~Iced yuenyeung is common in warm months; hot~~ cups suit breakfast and afternoon ~~cha chaan teng~~ visits. Sweetness ~~largely follows~~ the ~~milk-tea component's~~ condensed-milk level.		Hot cups suit breakfast and afternoon café visits; iced glasses are common in warm months. Sweetness usually tracks the condensed-milk level of the tea half. Modern dessert cafés sometimes add foam or flavored syrups; classic versions stay coffee plus milk tea. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], [[Hong Kong Food]], and [[Bubble Tea]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Tea]]		* [[Tea]]
	* [[Soy Milk]]		* [[Soy Milk]]
			* [[Pineapple Bun]]
			* [[Egg Tart]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	Cup or tall glass, hot or iced. Some modern cafés add foam or flavored syrups; classic versions stay coffee + milk tea. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].		Cup or tall glass, hot or iced. Some modern cafés add foam or flavored syrups; classic versions stay coffee + milk tea. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].


			Iced yuenyeung is common in warm months; hot cups suit breakfast and afternoon cha chaan teng visits. Sweetness largely follows the milk-tea component's condensed-milk level.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
			Taste sits between coffee bitterness and silky milk-tea maltiness; ratios vary by shop, from coffee-forward to tea-forward. The drink is typically smooth from evaporated or condensed milk used in Hong Kong milk tea, not a clear leaf brew like traditional [[Tea]]. The name references mandarin ducks (鸳鸯) as a yin-yang pair metaphor—coffee and tea together. It is distinct from pearl [[Bubble Tea]], which is usually tea- or milk-tea-based with tapioca rather than coffee-blended.
	Taste sits between coffee bitterness and silky milk-tea maltiness; ratios vary by shop. ~~Named after~~ mandarin ducks as a ~~paired metaphor~~.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
			Brewed coffee, Hong Kong-style milk tea (strong black tea pulled with evaporated/condensed milk), and ice for cold versions. Some shops premix; others pour both components to order. It is not a mainland regional tea-ceremony drink and does not use the same leaf-only service described on [[Tea]].
	~~Coffee~~, Hong Kong-style milk tea (black tea + evaporated/condensed milk), ice ~~optional~~. ~~Not~~ a mainland regional tea ceremony drink.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
			Yuenyeung is a Hong Kong tea-restaurant invention popularized in the late twentieth century alongside other cha chaan teng hybrids. It interlinks with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] café culture and appears on the [[Chinese Drink]] hub next to [[Soy Milk]], [[Bubble Tea]], and leaf [[Tea]]. Exact founding-shop legends circulate in popular media; this wiki treats it as an established local café category without unverifiable chronologies.
	Hong Kong tea-restaurant invention popularized in the late ~~20th~~ century; interlinks with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] and [[Hong Kong Food]].

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
			Cup or tall glass, hot or iced. Some modern cafés add foam or flavored syrups; classic versions stay coffee + milk tea. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].
	Cup or tall glass in cafés. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]]		* [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]]
	* [[Chinese Drink]]		* [[Chinese Drink]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[Bubble Tea]]		* [[Bubble Tea]]
			* [[Tea]]
			* [[Soy Milk]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

	== References ==		== References ==

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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| image = Yuenyeung.jpg
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'''Yuenyeung''' (Simplified Chinese: 鸳鸯; Traditional Chinese: 鴛鴦; Pinyin: ''Yuānyāng'') is a Hong Kong café drink that blends coffee with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], served hot or iced in cha chaan teng culture and discussed with other beverages on [[Chinese Drink]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuenyeung English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Taste sits between coffee bitterness and silky milk-tea maltiness; ratios vary by shop. Named after mandarin ducks as a paired metaphor.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Coffee, Hong Kong-style milk tea (black tea + evaporated/condensed milk), ice optional. Not a mainland regional tea ceremony drink.

== History and culture ==

Hong Kong tea-restaurant invention popularized in the late 20th century; interlinks with [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]] and [[Hong Kong Food]].

== Serving and variations ==

Cup or tall glass in cafés. See [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]], [[Chinese Drink]], and [[Bubble Tea]].

== See also ==

* [[Hong Kong Milk Tea]]
* [[Chinese Drink]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Bubble Tea]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}