Over the last 10-15 years bubble tea has become an incredibly popular drink here in the UK. With its wide range of flavours and options there is a drink to suit every occasion.
Boba tea can be served hot or cold
Boba tea taste great whether its hot or cold. Enjoy a cold one during summer or a hot boba tea during the winter period. There is no right or wrong time to drink whichever during whichever time.
Bubble Tea Comes in a Wide Range of Flavours
The traditional and most popular is the Milk tea is most peoples go to. However, as bubble tea has gained popularity over the years so has the number of flavours that is on offer.
From taro to chocolate to even sesame, there is a flavour for every taste
Bubble Tea Pearls Are Versatile
One of important ingredient in every bubble tea is the pearls (tapioca). Everyone loves the chewiness and texture when enjoying this drink.
As times passed more and more people are using pearls for other purposes psych as deserts. Waffles and flan are to name some desserts that people are now using.
in terms of popping balls people are also using this for beverages such as cocktails/mocktails as these balls brings out the flavour of the drinks.
Tapioca Are Made From Vegetables
Did you know that pearls are made from vegetables!
Cassava is the key ingredient in the chewy tapioca we all love and has been a popular source of carbs since the early 15th Century! The root is cleaned and prepared before going through a process to extract the starch which is then used to create the tapioca.
Bubble Tea is Everywhere!
Since bubble tea became popular in the western world, there is now bubble tea sellers located across every city. In busy cities such as London you will most likely see an outlet on most busy streets.
Bubble Tea Has Lots of Different Names
Boba, pearl shake, milk tea, tapioca tea, pearl tea, zhen zhou nai cha and boba nai cha are some of the names for bubble tea.
Bubble Tea Helps Increase Your Energy Levels
Looking for an energy boost? why not enjoy a cup of milk tea?
As bubble tea is made from a mix of sugar, tea, milk and tapioca. having a cup or two will reduce afternoon slum or the need for energy drinks.
Bubble Tea Has Two Main Origin Stories
The first story suggests that bubble tea was invented by accident by a Taiwanese tea maker who put tapioca pearls into their drink by mistake and loved it so much that they started to sell it to their customers.
The second story claims that bubble tea was deliberately invented, using inspiration from Japanese tea as the basis of the drink.
either way thank you for bringing bubble tea to the world!
Bubble Tea Pearls Come in Two Different Sizes
When bubble tea was first invented the tapioca pearls used were small and sweet, adding the perfect finish to a cup of bubble tea. However, as bubble tea became more popular, western consumers demanded bigger fruit pearls.
These days, the size of the fruit pearls used in your drink depends on the choice of the bubble tea seller that you go to but smaller pearls are still considered to be the more traditional option.
Bubble Tea Bubbles Are Not the Fruit Pearls
Many people wrongly assume that the name bubble tea refers to the tapioca balls that are included in the recipe. However, the real name for bubble tea is down to the bubbles and froth that forms on the top of the drink when it is shaken and served!