Does anyone know where milk tea originated?

Origined from the Mongolian Plateau.

Related introduction:

Milk tea was originally a daily drink of the nomadic people on the Mongolian plateau and has a history of at least a thousand years. The Mongolian Plateau is the hometown of nomadic people and the birthplace of milk tea. The original and most authentic one was Mongolian milk tea. Since the Yuan Dynasty, it has spread all over the world.

Milk tea in the Mongolian Plateau and Central Asia has not changed for thousands of years, and it is still a must-have drink for daily drinking and entertaining guests. Other regions have different flavors of milk tea. For example, Indian milk tea is famous for its special spices added with masala.

Extended information

The milk tea made by northern nomads such as the Mongols and Kazakhs is collectively called grassland milk tea. Mongolian milk tea and Xinjiang milk tea are both grassland milk tea. Grassland milk tea is the originator of all milk teas. It is made from brick tea mixed with fresh milk and salt. The climate in the northern grasslands is cold, and drinking hot salty milk tea can ward off the cold. Grassland milk tea has a unique flavor.

The Mongolian people mainly live in Mongolia, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and some adjacent provinces and districts. Mongolian herders mainly eat cattle, mutton and dairy products, supplemented by grain and vegetables. Brick tea is an indispensable drink for herdsmen. Drinking salty milk tea made from brick tea is a traditional tea-drinking custom of Mongolian people.

The Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Kirgiz, and Tibetans in China, as well as the Mongolians and Kazakhs in China and Mongolia, all have the habit of making milk tea. Both Mongolian milk tea and Xinjiang milk tea are salty milk tea, mostly using green brick tea or black brick tea, and the tea making utensil is an iron pot.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Milk Tea