One such dish is ‘Hakka Lei Cha’, or ‘Thunder Tea Rice’ or ‘Pounded Tea’ in English. Made from a blend of tea leaves and herbs ground together with various nuts, grains, vegetables and ...

While Malaysians are able to enjoy the cuisines of various ethnic groups year-round without having to travel far, some traditional dishes are less commonly found as they are popular only within ...

One such dish is ‘Hakka Lei Cha’, or ‘Thunder Tea Rice’ or ‘Pounded Tea’ in English. Made from a blend of tea leaves and herbs ground together with various nuts, grains, vegetables and rice, this dish ...

A couple of months back, we had a dialect-themed lunch swap in the office and our Hakka colleague brought lei cha to the table. As an avid lover of the dish, I had nothing but praise for it. Aaron, on ...

Thousands of miles from where the 2,000-year-old grain bowl called lei cha, or "thunder tea rice ... According to legend, the dish was created during the war of the Three Kingdoms from 220 ...

THE herbaceous earthy green Hakka lei cha is a dish many claim is an acquired taste. This Hakka favourite, known either as lui cha fan or lei cha fan (pounded tea rice or thunder tea rice), is a ...

Thunder tea rice – lei cha fan – is not named for its noise but for the quiet stir of something ancient. Its green hum begins with herbs and ends with nourishment. It is a dish of the Hakka ...

This time, we’ll be trying Thunderbolt Tea by Boon Lay Traditional Hakka Lui Cha in Paya Lebar (4.6 stars ... I beg to differ— this dish comes in variations with shrimp or ikan bilis, and most places ...

She tops each bowl of Hakka lei cha rice with crispy fried pearl dried shrimp, which jazzes up the dish. For those who want to skip the rice, shell out 50 cents more, as the stall will dish out a ...