Bubble Tea – For Those Who Like an
Unusual Twist to Their Tea!

By Dawnya Sasse

No, it’s not bubble gum! Rather, it is bubble tea. If this

term sounds strange to you, let’s take a look at the

origins of bubble tea and the place it holds in society

today.

Are you wondering how bubble tea got its “bubbly”

name? Well, this is because when it is shaken it

produces a frothy, bubbly texture. Bubble tea is a

combination of iced or hot black or green sweetened

tea with either milk or fruit flavors added to it.

Therefore, there are two types of bubble tea – fruit-

flavored bubble tea and milk bubble tea.

The milky bubble teas can be enjoyed with dairy or

non-dairy creamers. On the other hand, fruit bubble

tea has a wide variety of flavoring that can be added

to it – including the tastes of chocolate, coconut, passion

fruit, and strawberry. These flavors can be added to

the bubble tea as a powder-like substance, juice,

syrup or pulp. After all of the extras are added to it,

the tea is then shaken in a cocktail shaker or put in a

blender.

Gum-like balls made of cooked tapioca (often referred

to as yam starch in Asia) can be added to the bubble

tea drink. These balls are sometimes also referred to

as “pearls” or “Boba”. They sink to the bottom of the

teacup, and are sipped through a wide straw along

with the drink.

They have a diameter of about six millimeters or less,

and are meant to give the drinker something to chew

on between sips of tea. The tapioca pearls have little

taste to them, but are typically soaked in sugar or

honey after being boiled for a half of an hour. They

are typically good to use for up to seven hours after they

are prepared.

If you do not happen to be a fan of tapioca, you can

use coconut jelly, coffee jelly, lychee jelly, rainbow

jelly, or konjac jelly instead. These types of jellies can

be made into small cubes for you to enjoy. Some tea

enthusiasts actually order “half and half” bubble teas,

with one half tapioca pearls and one half jelly cubes.

New types of bubble teas are constantly coming about.

For example, a “Snow Bubble” is the slushy-like

version of the bubble tea. It is made with shaved ice

and fruit flavoring.

Bubble teas originated in Taiwan, and are highly

popular in Asia, including places like China, Hong

Kong, Macau, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia

and Singapore. It is also gaining popularity in the

United States, as well as Europe, Australia and

Canada. Bubble tea is available in a variety of

small cafes and restaurants around the globe.

These types of places typically serve coffee drinks as

well as fruit smoothies and juice drinks. Cafes that sell

bubble tea in these countries use plastic dome-shaped

lids on their cups to keep the frothiness inside the cup.

So don’t be shy… try some bubble tea today and see

what the rage is all about!

(C) Dawnya Sasse

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