Nieuhoff wrote that while the delegation was waiting in Canton for permission to proceed to the capital for an audience with the emperor, a local mandarin, hearing that Holland was famous for its milk, specially had milk mixed into the tea to make his guests feel at home.
據說當時使節團在廣東等待入京時，當地官員聽說荷蘭以牛乳聞名，特別以奶和茶，以期賓至如歸。