Dance, froth and flair: Teh Tarik King and Queen crowned at culture fest

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The Malaysia Culture Festival (FBM)’s teh tarik competition in Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Day saw 20 contestants dazzle with creative performances, from dance steps to long frothy pulls.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00With two large metal cups in hand, contestants at the Malaysia Culture Festival FBM in Taman Tasik,

00:07Titiwangsa twirled, danced and stretched frothy streams of teh tarik to dazzling lengths,

00:12without spilling a drop. Among them was 26-year-old student Kay Nagawattini from Balakong,

00:18Selangor, who stole the show with a Sai Gangnam style dance while showcasing her pulling skills.

00:23Her lively act earned her third place. The tea lover said she hoped to gain some experience in

00:29pulling teh tarik, adding that the competition was a fun way to bring people together.

00:33The king of teh tarik went to Syed Qadir Syed Abdullah Al-Attas, a 46-year-old businessman from Johor,

00:39whose flair and creativity won him the king of teh tarik title along with RM300.

00:44I actually opened a kiosk in the front. They called me to drink 2,000 people.

00:53In the same time, I heard from there, there's a fight with teh tarik, so I can keep showing myself.

01:00Meanwhile, the teh tarik queen title went to 28-year-old Nick Zakira Nick Aziz from Bangsar,

01:06who danced gracefully in her kebaya while pulling her tea.

01:10Declaring that teh tarik is life, Nick Zakira said the victory was especially sweet after two days of practice.

01:16Visitors, too, were charmed by the spectacle.

01:17I saw that there's a competition looking for teh tarik queen and king, and that's so interesting.

01:24I just stopped and watched. So I never know they can be so fancy doing a teh tarik.

01:30I thought normally it's just like that, but it's very cute and very fancy.

01:34Teh tarik is kind of like Malaysian. Everyone will drink it, and during like

01:38badminton matches or football matches, the mama will be all full, and then I think everybody will

01:43order teh tarik mostly. You're a fan of teh tarik?

01:47Yeah, yeah, definitely. It's very nice.

01:50The competition, organized by Badan Warisan Malaysia in collaboration with OKI Malaysia,

01:55drew 20 men and women. Contestants were judged on the longest pull, style, cleanliness, froth,

02:02creativity, and confidence. Prices of RM300, RM200, and RM100 were awarded to the top three in both

02:11men's and women's categories.

02:41Sure.

02:43I don't know didn't care.

02:44Alright.

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