Literally meaning ‘pounded tea’ in Cantonese, Lui Cha is made by pounding a mixture of tea leaves and possibly mint to a green tea-like liquid.

Hidden in the far corner of Singapore at Jurong West 505 Market and Food Centre is Traditional Hakka Lui Cha, a store selling healthy thunder tea rice bowls that intrigued the curiosity in me.

Thunderbolt Tea claims its recipe to be a century old. ... Traditional Hakka Lui Cha at 505 Jurong West Food Centre serves up a mean bowl of thunder tea rice ($3.50).

At Petaling Jaya Old Town, customers can be seen queueing up for a taste of lei cha’s homely flavours at Traditional Hakka Lui Char Restaurant. The shop is run by Se Tho Kah Fei, 42, and his family.