Food Detective / Taiwan / Dōngguā chá
Winter melon tea · 冬瓜茶
冬瓜茶 · Dōngguā chá
A sweet drink made by simmering winter melon with brown sugar — often no tea leaves at all.
- Kind
- Coffee & drinks, Vegetables & plant-based
- Cooking
- Boiled
- Taste
- Sweet, Light bite · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Cold · Sweet and light
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Vegetables
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (TWD).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One cup
- Budget
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- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- 不要加蝦
- No shrimp, please (bú yào jiā xiā)
- 不要海鮮
- No seafood, please (bú yào hǎixiān)
- 湯頭有魚或海鮮嗎？
- Is there fish or seafood in the broth? (tāngtóu yǒu yú huò hǎixiān ma?)
- 我不吃豬肉
- I don’t eat pork (wǒ bù chī zhūròu)
- 我不吃牛肉
- I don’t eat beef (wǒ bù chī niúròu)
- 不要加蛋
- No egg, please (bú yào jiā dàn)
- 我對花生過敏
- I’m allergic to peanuts (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn)
- 不要辣
- Not spicy (bú yào là)
- 我有過敏
- I have an allergy (wǒ yǒu guòmǐn) — then the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.