"Shrimp milk tea" penetrates youth trends, experts warn of harmful effects

Milk tea and shrimp paste suddenly became famous when they joined hands to create a terrifying drink for young people. The worrying thing is that hidden behind this combination are extremely harmful effects that need to be careful.

Milk tea has long been a favorite of many people. This drink is also often created with many different preparation methods and ingredients.

On the occasion of April Fools' Day, a store immediately "seized" the opportunity and launched green onion milk tea. The virality of this drink spread so quickly that it was... dizzying! Everyone wonders and asks questions about green onion milk tea: Can you drink it or not?

Following that, milk tea was continuously combined with ingredients that couldn't be more ridiculous, such as fresh chili, cold rice, fried fish...

Most recently, shrimp paste milk tea was "born", making netizens "exhausted" once again. At this time, the initial fun of "international day of lying" turned into a real battle on social networks afterward.

People raced to "stone" the person who created this ridiculous drink, condemning the act of wasting food and regardless of everything just to "gain notoriety".

Even experts say that combining milk tea with shrimp paste is just a "ridiculous" view-catching trick that no one dares to try.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, an expert in Food Technology, said that combining milk tea with shrimp paste will lose the flavor of the drink, lose food safety and increase the risk of food poisoning.

Mr. Thinh said that combining milk tea and shrimp paste and then posting it on social networks is probably just for "fun", the purpose of creating attraction and curiosity of viewers and the creator of the item. You may not even dare to drink it.

"Ingredients such as green onions, fried fish or shrimp paste, even if they are cooked, should not be combined with milk tea. In addition, these are all strong-smelling ingredients, causing the drink to lose its taste and even cause irritation. sensitive to the user. If intentionally used, the user will suffer from food poisoning and digestive disorders leading to diarrhea, which is inevitable," Mr. Thinh said.

Milk tea is made from milk, cream, and additives. Accompanying foods are tapioca pearls, egg pudding, and cream cheese. This is a high-energy drink, a large cup of milk tea can be up to 700-800kcal. People who consume too much can easily cause overweight, obesity, and diabetes.

In particular, many people currently buy their own tea and milk and brew it according to their preferences. This action, Associate Professor Nguyen Duy Thinh believes, should not be done. The reason is that the raw materials and ingredients for making milk tea bought at the market or in stores are not necessarily of guaranteed quality.

In addition, combining tea and milk is scientifically not recommended. Because the casein proteins in milk will degrade the compounds in tea. Meanwhile, these compounds have the effect of enhancing the body's protection against cardiovascular diseases. On the contrary, tea also speeds up the process of eliminating calcium from milk before the body can absorb it.

In addition, this food has many "scandals" because the authorities have caught many cases of selling ingredients of unknown origin. The use of color powder, industrial flavoring, chemical sugar... to prepare this drink can cause great damage to the user's liver and kidneys. Therefore, if you like milk tea, you only drink it 1-2 times a week, choose a small type, low in sugar, buy from reputable brands.

Before shrimp paste milk tea, green onion milk tea was also a drink that people despised and criticized fiercely when it first appeared.

However, many young people were curious and wanted to enjoy this unique combination, so they bought it to try and drink. Most people commented that the taste of milk tea is difficult to drink because of the pungent taste of onions. For those who hate onions or cannot stand the smell of green onions, this is a nightmare drink.

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