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A London fog is a hot tea-based drink that consists of

Earl Grey tea Earl Grey tea is a tea blend which has been flavoured with oil of bergamot. The rind's fragrant oil is added to black tea to give Earl Grey its unique taste. Traditionally, Earl Grey was made from black teas such as Chinese keemun, and therefo ...

, steamed milk, and vanilla syrup. It was invented in

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, in the 1990s by Mary Loria. Loria, who was pregnant at the time, frequented Vancouver's Buckwheat Cafe. After inventing the drink, she began ordering the drink at other cafes and recommending it to others. The trend spread. Despite conceiving the drink herself, Loria does not know who created the name. The term 'fog' refers to the steamed milk."Drink Review: London Fog Tea Latte ". Horizons: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. January 15, 2018 Monday. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5RDR-X061-DY7P-T262-00000-00&context=1516831.

Ingredients

The basic ingredients of a London fog are Earl Grey tea, vanilla flavouring, raw honey (optional), and milk of choice.

Variants

Variations of the London fog involve substituting the tea leaves and milk alternatives. In Scotland, this drink is known as a "

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

fog." It is popular in the Pacific Northwest and Canada's West Coast.

References

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