Does anyone know what that drinks called with the jelly balls at the bottom?? And where do you buy it??!
Does anyone know what that drinks called with the jelly balls at the bottom?? And where do you buy it??
And can you make it at home??
Answers: Bubble Tea (also known as Boba or Pearl tea). The things on the bottom are tapioca balls.
"Bubble tea is a mixture of iced or hot sweetened tea, milk, and often other flavorings. The distinctive characteristics of bubble tea are the black gummy balls made of tapioca (or, more commonly in East Asia, yam starch), called "pearls" or "boba" or balls that sit at the bottom of the cup. The pearls are larger than those found in tapioca pudding, with a diameter of at least 6 millimeters, but smaller ones are occasionally used. They are generally translucent brown with a darker brown center, although pearls of other colors or 'jelly cubes' have also recently become available.
The original bubble tea consisted of a hot Taiwanese black tea, tapioca pearls, condensed milk, and honey. As this drink became more popular, variations were created. Initially iced versions with a hint of peach or plum flavoring began to appear, then more fruit flavors were added until, in some variations, the tea was removed entirely in favor of real fruits. Today you can find shops entirely devoted to bubble tea, similar to juice bars of the early 1990s. They usually contain colored pearls that are chosen to match whatever fruit juice is used, in addition to brightly colored oversize straws for sucking up the pearls.
Bubble tea is generally split into two types: fruit-flavored teas, and milk teas. Milk teas may use dairy or non-dairy creamers.
The mixtures that make up bubble tea vary. Several examples of flavors are strawberry, passion fruit, mango, chocolate, and coconut, and may be added in the form of powder, fruit juice, pulp, or syrup to hot black or green tea, which is shaken in a cocktail shaker or mixed in a blender with ice until chilled. The mixture is usually combined with milk and cooked tapioca pearls.
Bubble tea bars often serve bubble tea using a machine to seal the top of the cup with plastic cellophane. This allows the tea to be shaken in the serving cup. The cellophane is then pierced with a straw. Other cafés use plastic dome-shaped lids. Even fruit slushes and smoothies can have boba added to the the drinks.
These tapioca pearls are made mostly of tapioca starch, which comes from the tapioca, or bitter-cassava plant. In other parts of the world, the bitter-cassava plant may be called manioca or yuca. Cassava is native to South America, and was introduced to Asia in the 1800s. The balls are prepared by boiling for 25 minutes, until they are cooked thoroughly but have not lost pliancy, then cooled for 25 minutes. After cooking they last about 7 hours. The pearls have little taste, and are usually soaked in sugar or honey solutions."
You can buy it online at http://www.bubbleteastore.com Source(s):
Wikipedia, myself Tapioca drinks or bubble tea You cant buy it . First off you capture a male species before you ask him if he will cooperate you must tie him up securily. The problem is if you can consume this drink after all the screaming your buddy will create and the law will secure you for at least 10 years ENJOY It's called bubble tea. All it is is iced tea with extra sugary flavouring and tapioca. You can buy a bottle of lemon iced tea easily enough, then add some cooled cooked pearl tapioca. Tapioca comes in two sizes (that I've seen anyway) the tinsy little stuff that looks like uncoloured hundreds and thousands, and the pearls which are larger than a pea. Cook it in plenty of water as it will stick together otherwise. If you can't find it in the supermarket, an asian grocer will have it.
I've only seen ready made bubble tea is only sold in areas heavily populated by asians. Fun varient on a juice bar. :) We get a lot of asian students in our city university, and there's a bubble tea shop in the closest train station. I think it might be bubble tea, but I'm not sure if that's what you're asking.
I get in it in a coffee shops- many coffee shops around here have it, but I've also seen tapioca pearls and syrup to make your own tea (I saw it in World Market, but I'm sure other stores have it too) Bubble tea..you can buy it. Orbitz in canada! is another one! i had it a couple years ago... (in canada)