Yin Yeung

Yin Yeung

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    serving
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Vibrant Hong Kong Table: 88 Iconic Vegan Recipes from Dim Sum to Late-Night Snacks

By Christine Wong

Published 2024

  • About

Can’t decide whether to have tea or coffee in the morning? Why not both? Yin yeung is a quintessential Hong Kong creation. The perfect blend is said to be seven parts Hong Kong’s famous milk tea to three parts coffee. The literal translation of the name is “Mandarin ducks” because the plumage of the male duck is colorful and ornate while the female duck is nondescript, yet these ducks are known to be eternally devoted to one another. Similarly, the drink represents duality and harmony, desp