There is a new tea shop which has just recently opened, up near where my kids live. It is called Happy Lemon.
Earlier this past Spring I noticed that Happy Lemon was getting ready to open. What a wonderful name! That sounded like just the type of place I would enjoy checking out. I looked up their website to peruse their menu (so I could be prepared once they finally opened! Haha!) … and discovered that their signature item which they are most notably known for is their Salted-cheese tea.
Salted-cheese tea?!? What is that??
Evidently Salted-cheese tea was invented in 2010 … fairly recently. According to Google: “Salted-cheese tea originated in the night market stands of Taiwan. Back then, vendors combined powdered cheese and salt with whipping cream and milk to form a foamy, tangy layer on top of a cup of cold tea.”
Oh that sounds like something I would definitely like to try! I couldn’t wait for Happy Lemon to open!
But lo and behold, once Happy Lemon finally did open for business, their hours of operation were during times when I was never up in that part of town. Sadness. I’m always up there every Sunday morning … but they don’t open until 11:30am. And whenever I’m up in that area to see my kids in the evenings … it’s entirely too late in the day for me to be having a big cup of caffeinated tea.
So months have passed … and I have not had a chance to try Salted-cheese tea.
Until recently! November joys! I was finally able to try Salted-cheese tea! Yay!!
I went up to have lunch with my daughter, and I picked us both up a Salted-cheese tea on my way. Since I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting, I went with plain black-tea, with the salted-cheese foam on top. It was really yummy!
This past Saturday, hubby and I drove up to see our kids and drop off “I love you” butterhorn rolls … and the timing happened to work out that we were in the area when Happy Lemon was open! How fortuitous! So we stopped in again … and this time I got milk tea, with the salted-cheese foam on top! So exciting!!
I told hubby that it’s a good thing we do not have a Happy Lemon in the part of town where we live, or I would definitely want to try everything on the menu! The next time I have the chance, I’m going to try Strawberry tea, with the salted-cheese foam on top! Can’t wait!
Thank you God for November joys! Thank you for Salted-cheese tea!
