An avid tea drinker covers three DIY ways to brew iced tea at home, including cold-brew tea, Japanese iced tea, and Southern sweet tea.

"The ice cups are not normal ice, you can't make it at home," one ice cup consumer said in a post on social media platform Xiaohongshu. "Ice cubes in ice cups are made in a different way." ($1 = 7 ...

Brew the tea: Add tea mix and sweetener to a large pitcher. Pour in boiling water, stir and let steep for 12 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a second pitcher.

You can request less ice to get more tea, though this may affect how cool and refreshing the drink feels. And while boba is typically served as a cold beverage, you can also choose to order it ...

Nongfu Springs, China’s largest bottled water supplier, also offers 160 g ice cups at 3.5 yuan in convenience stores. But even as more young people embrace the DIY culture amid a trend towards ...