Would you try this tea?

Fryday, a new cafe on Dominion Rd serving funky Taiwanese cuisine and desserts, is believed to be the first Auckland outlet serving cheese tea.

"We think it will be a hit in New Zealand too because the people here like cheese," Lin said.

The cheese tea fad started in Taiwan and China, where some cheese tea shops command queues of more than 70 people long.

Its popularity spread to cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong and to the USA through bubble tea chains such as Happy Lemon and Little Fluffy Head.

The Independent in the UK reported that a cheese tea invasion on British soil poses a threat to teatime, one of Britain's longest standing traditions.

At Fryday, customers can buy different flavours of the tea including green tea or oolong tea with salted cheese.

Conde Nast Traveler describes the tea as "macchiato-like" in form.

Powdered forms of cheese were originally used, but baristas — including those at Fryday — are using fresh cream cheese to achieve a richer flavour and smoother topping.

The process begins by beating a cream cheese base with evaporated milk until it begins to froth, and then pouring it over the ice tea beverage as a fluffy topping.

"Cream on its own is a bit heavy, but adding the cheese makes it lighter and adds flavour," said Lin.

The beverage is already an Instagram hit, with thousands of cheese-tea drinkers sharing their experiences and favourites on the social media platform.

This article was first published at nzherald.co.nz and was republished here with permission.