What is TikTok\u2019s viral Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea drink? TikTok: hishamraustvTikTok has gone wild over the new Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea recipe \u2014 but what is it? TikTok is full of foodies who post their latest eats and vibes. From watermelon fries to grilled cheese-covered pickles and \u2018million dollar spaghetti,\u2019 the social media platform is rife with good recipes and even better food. However, one TikToker\u2019s latest drink combination has sent viewers running to the grocery store. In his now-viral video that has reached at least 1.1 million viewers, a foodie named Hisham Raus posted his new Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea recipe \u2014 but for some, the drink may mean more, as it has a cultural background from locations in Asia. TikTokers recommend using cranberry Sprite for more flavor Raus\u2019 viral drink recipe consists of steeping a black Lipton Iced Tea bag in a bottle of Sprite. The drink also includes a lemon slice that is ground by a mortar and pestle in the bottom of the glass being used\u2014 and let\u2019s not forget the ice! Though the jazzed-up Sprite beverage is new to Americans, the recipe originated in Asia, as cookbook author Clarissa Wei said both the drink and method of making it are fairly popular in Taiwan. Wei also explained more about the method of steeping the tea bag, saying, \u201cCold steeping is a way to gently coax out the flavor of the tea without releasing too many tannins. Generally speaking, it\u2019s less bitter and much more delicate than hot steeped tea.\u201d Though some may want to dive right into drinking their steeped Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea beverage, the wait time for flavor to kick in is between 10 to 20 minutes. As for Raus\u2019 TikTok video where the drink went viral, viewers were quick to comment on his recipe, saying, \u201cHe knows what he\u2019s doing,\u201d as well as, \u201cI have to try this, cheers.\u201d Some even recommended their own rendition of the steeped drink, saying that cranberry Sprite mixed with the black Lipton Iced Teabag would taste even better. Though Raus\u2019 TikTok video of him making the Sprite beverage went viral, many other users took to the social media platform to share themselves following suit \u2014 and let\u2019s just say, TikTok approves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is TikTok\u2019s viral Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea drink? TikTok: hishamraustvTikTok has gone wild over the new Sprite and Lipton Iced Tea recipe \u2014 but what is it? TikTok is full of foodies who post their latest eats and vibes. From watermelon fries to grilled cheese-covered pickles and \u2018million dollar spaghetti,\u2019 the social media […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64235\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}