Global hand-shake beverage competition promotes Taiwan tea culture

Teams from seven countries around the world shook things up recently in Banqiao District at the Chatime Global Tea-Rista Contest. Contestants had to flaunt their creativity and whip up unique hand-shake beverages to compete for the championship title. Let’s hear the results.

Contestant
Canadian team
I’m very happy to win the championship for Team Canada. We were thinking about ways to express the idea of money, so we added a slice of lemon on top to represent it.

Contestant
Taiwanese team
I think we can keep working even harder for next time.

Contestant
Taiwanese team
I think we can keep working even harder for next time. The international contestants showed amazing creativity and narratives.

Henry Wang
La Kaffa International chairman
Taiwan’s tea culture can become more visible by opening stores in different countries. After it becomes more well-known, there will be a lot of consumers and exporters who learn about the culture and roots of this industry.

In the end, Canada came in first, with Indonesia second and the U.K. third. A prize for creativity was awarded to Australia. Unfortunately, Taiwan didn’t place this time around. However, bubble tea’s popularity just keeps growing, and with competitions like this one, Taiwan is putting more fame to its name.