Can someone please explain to me what bubble tea is?!


Question: Can someone please explain to me what bubble tea is!?
I've heard about it, but don't know exactly what it is!. Here are some things I'd like to know about it-

-what is bubble tea!?
-why is it called bubble tea!?
-what flavors does it come in!?
-where can I find some!?
-is it a good drink!?

Thanks in advance you guys!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
you visit Taiwan or Hong Kong you can't help but notice the unique bubble teashops on every corner!. Bubble Tea to Taiwan is what coffee or soda is to the U!.S!. One would think Bubble Tea is the national drink by its popularity!.
Just like in Taiwan, Bubble Tea shops are popping up all over the world!. One Taiwan based company has over 450 locations while in the Philippines another person owns over 100 within 1!.5 years!.

The U!.S!. is also now feeling the growth!. Hundreds of locations serve Bubble Tea in California alone!. You may be wondering, "What is Bubble Tea and how did this all begin"!?

Bubble Tea originated in Taiwan in the early 1980's at a small tea stand!.
Elementary school children would look forward to buying a cup of refreshing tea after a long, hard day of work and play!. Tea stands were set up in front of the schools and would compete for business with the best selling tea!. One concession owner became popular with her tea when she started adding different fruit flavoring to her tea!. Because of the sweet and cool taste, children loved the taste!. Soon, other concessions heard about the "unique" and popular tea, so they started to add flavoring to their teas!. When adding flavor, the tea and flavoring needed to be shaken well for a good all around taste!. This formed bubbles in the drink, which came to be known as "Bubble Tea!."

In 1983 Liu Han-Chieh introduced Taiwan to tapioca pearls!. The new fad was to add tapioca pearls into a favorite drink!. Most of the time tapioca pearls were served in cold infused tea!. After the tea and flavor were shaken well, it topped tapioca pearls that were sitting on the bottom of a clear cup!. The tapioca pearls also looked like bubbles, thus also became to known as "Bubble Tea!." Bubbles floated on the top your drink and bottom of your drink!.

Bubble tea is also known as boba drink, pearl tea drink, boba ice tea, boba, boba nai cha, zhen zhou nai cha, pearl milk tea, pearl ice tea, black pearl tea, tapioca ball drink, BBT, PT, pearl shake, QQ (which means chewy in Chinese) and possible many others!.

Bubble drinks are usually cool, refreshing, and a sweet drink with tapioca pearls sitting on the bottom of a clear cup!. Sometimes the drink is made with fresh fruits, milk, and crushed ice to create a healthy milk shake!. You can also find drinks that are made of powdered flavoring, creamer, water, and crushed ice!. And if you like it like the Asians do, the cool drink usually includes a healthy tea, infused by a flavoring!.

Tapioca pearls are black, but can sometimes be found to be white or transparent!. Depending on the ingredients of the pearl, the color varies!. I've been told that the white and translucent pearls are made of caramel, starch and chamomile root extract!. The black pearl includes sweet potato, cassava root and brown sugar, which add the black color!.

The consistency of tapioca pearls are somewhere between jell-o and chewing gum!. They are the size of a marble!. They are also known as the "boba" drink in Western China because it is described as to having the same texture as the female breasts!.

A clear cup with black balls on the bottom can easily identify bubble Tea drinks!. Another obvious trait is a huge fat straw!. The fat straw is needed so that the tapioca pearls can be sucked up with the drink and eaten!. Bubble Tea's appearance definitely makes it unique!.
One thing is for certain!. Bubble Tea is not a fad!. It's a trend!. This drink is addictive!. If you've had a good one before then you know what we're talking about!.

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Bubble tea is a tea which is made of tea and includes tapioca pearls (usually larger than in tapioca pudding)!. Its called bubble tea because of these pearls in the bottom which look like bubbles!. The tea usually comes w/ an extra wide straw which allows for the pears to come up the straw!. It comes in a variety of flavors!. You can find some at Bubble Tea Bars/Shops!. It depends on what flavors you choose!.!.!. My local Bubble Tea Bar allows you to mix flavors from strawberry, mango, grape, cherry, watermellon, etc!.!.!. and even choose the flavor of the pearls in the bottom!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

I think you're probably thinking of Boba tea, which is sometimes called bubble tea!. I think it's gross but my sister loves it!. It has these little clear tapioca balls in in (thats why it's called bubble tea)!. I believe it's just the one flavor!. You can probably find it at most asian restaraunts!. I hate it, because i dont think drinks should have chunks in them :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

it is a korean fad drink, it is "bubbles" because it has little balls of tapioca, "boba", floating within it!. It tastes alright!. Usually in urban areas there are drink places that specialize in it!. Flavors are usually normal tea ones blended with milk!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

its this drink like ice team but with weird flavors like blue berry, banana
and strawberry's and it bubbles at the bottom like pop and yes its very goodWww@FoodAQ@Com

Try here:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Bubble_teaWww@FoodAQ@Com





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