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Cheese Tea Is Frothy, Salty, and Everywhere in New York

"A popular teahouse among students and delivery workers that opened in 2017 on Thompson Street and has expanded to a full-service location on Smith Street in Brooklyn; the cream for its cheese tea is hand-whipped for 40 minutes and the menu emphasizes fresh ingredients (the staff peels fresh ube), seasonal specials (such as genmaicha with pomelo and a papaya frappé), and non-tea options for kids—one big seller is a bottled strawberry milk made with lightly sweetened jam and whole milk, served with a wide straw for the fruity pulp." - Tammie Teclemariam