Tung Lok Tong

Have you ever tried Chinese herbal tea? Are you sure? Did it taste bad? If it did not, then you have not had real Chinese herbal tea.
I was suffering in the 90 degree weather in Hong Kong. I needed something to cool me down. While I could have went the fruit juice route to rehydrate, I decided that it would be better to look for a herbal tea shop selling liangcha. Liangcha is a cooling tea to remove internal heat.
I walked around Sheung Wan and came across Tung Lok Tong. It is a tea shop with a streetside setup. They have numerous pots set out front with different sorts of dark colored teas. I was not certain which one was best so I asked generically for liangcha. Which I was then asked how sour I liked my tea. From my experience, Chinese herbal tea is meant to taste bad. Like a sourer tasting coffee for those new to it.
I paid the HK$ 9 for the bowl of the tea and drank it right there on the street. It definitely was what I was looking for to cool my body down.
I did notice the store also has a fridge case of bottled teas and even sells gui ling guo (herbal jelly) if you are even more adventurous.
If you haven’t had Chinese herbal tea, it is definitely an interesting drink to try. I do have to warn you that like anything good for you, it is not a very pleasant thing to down. But it is a good remedy for the ailments that the drink are supposed to help, so think of this like medicine.