What is bubble tea? and where can I get it?!
I think you can make it yourself!
Answers: Bubble tea is a tea beverage that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s. A common misconception is that the term "bubble" refers to the tapioca balls in the drink. This is not true as the term "bubble" actually refers to the layer of bubbles that form on top of the drink when it is shaken[unreliable source?]. The chewy tapioca balls are often called "pearls," and are consumed along with the beverage through a wide straw. Bubble tea is especially popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian regions such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand.
I think you can make it yourself!
A milkshake kinda thing with tapioca (these chewy brown jellies) its really really good overall, i cant explain it. you have to go try it yourself. There probably all over the asian malls.
hmm..idk but it sounds goodd
Bubble tea is a milk-tea-honey mixture with some chewy tapioca or starch balls inside of it.
It can easily be found at a local chinatown cafe.
It's also called "boba"
go to this site http://www.boba.com/
or look up bubble tea on wikipedia.
do you live near a large university or college campus? sometimes there are specialty tea shops that sell it or try an asian restaurant. YOu need to call around. it's quite refreshing
Here is the way to make it !!! ENJOY
BUBBLE TEA
Ingredients:
3 ounces tapioca pearls
sugar syrup
1 cup brewed tea (Chinese black tea or lychee tea is good)
1 cup milk (or to taste)
Ice cubes
Tapioca Pearls
1 part tapioca pearls
4 parts (or more) water
Sugar Syrup
2 parts white sugar
1 part brown sugar
3 parts water
Preparation:
Prepare the sugar syrup for the tapioca pearls (see below).[
Prepare the tapioca pearls (see below)
Place the tapioca pearls in the large glass jar
Allow the tea to cool to room temperature. Add the milk.
Remember the wild bar scenes in the Tom Cruise film Cocktail? Add the sugar syrup, milk and tea mix, and the ice cubes to a cocktail shaker and shake well. (Alternately you can process them in a blender, but that's not nearly as much fun!)
Pour the shaken mixture into the glass with the tapioca pearls.Serve with a thick straw.
To make the tapioca pearls: When making the tapioca pearls, which are the chief ingredient in Asian bubble teas, please note that the pearls expand considerably when cooked. Please ensure that you use a large pot. (As a rule, the more pearls cooked, the more water should be used: that is, the water to pearl ratio must be higher. For 3kgs of pearls, we recommend using as much as 6 times as much water).
Boil the water. Add the pearls to the boiling water and boil for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure the pearls are not sticking to each other or to the pot. Turn off heat and let the pearls steep in the water for another 30 minutes with the lid of the cooking pot on.
Drain the tapioca pearls and rinse with cold water to cool them down. Place them in sugar syrup (sugar and water solution - see below). Make sure that the pearls are covered. Stir the pearls well. The pearls are now ready to enjoy.
To make the sugar syrup: in a saucepan, bring the water to boil. Add the sugars. Reduce heat and heat until the sugar crystals are dissolved. Remove from heat. Note: Please feel free to experiment with the ratio of white sugar to brown sugar, and the ratio of the sugar to water.