Although it feels like a relatively recent drink trend, bubble tea has been a popular drink in Asian countries since the 80s.

Why Bubble tea is so popular

What is Bubble tea?

Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba) is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s.


Taiwanese immigrants brought it to the United States in the 1990s, initially in California through regions like Los Angeles county, but has likewise spread to other countries where there is a large East Asian population.


Why is bubble tea so popular?

 Many people also love bubble tea because it’s affordable. It’s not at all expensive,.

Bubble Tea has become popular mainly because of the chewy tapioca pearls that were used before the idea of Boba tea came about in the 1980s in Taichung, Taiwan.

Why Bubble tea is so popular

What Does Bubble Tea Taste Like?


A sweet, cool refreshing and really delicious treat. It comes in as many flavours as there are teas and fruits, so you can pick and choose.

What is in a bubble tea?

Bubble tea most commonly consists of tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls (“boba” or “pearls”), but it can be made with other toppings as well, such as grass jelly, aloe vera, or red bean.

It has many varieties and flavors, but the two most popular varieties are pearl black milk tea and pearl green milk tea (“pearl” signifies the tapioca balls at the bottom).

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Buy the items for Making Bubble tea

  1. The Tea Planet Classic Black Pearls – Tapioca for Bubble Tea, Milkshakes, Ice Cream and Yogurt
  2. Popping Boba Bubble Tea – DIY Kit
  3. Blueberry Bubble Tea Mix |Make Bubble Tea Drinks at Home
  4. Orange Fruit Bubble Tea
  5. Mango Bubble Tea Mix

Types of Bubble Tea

Bubble teas fall under two categories, teas without milk and milk teas. Both varieties come with a choice of black, green, or oolong tea as the base.

Milk teas usually include powdered milk or fresh milk, but may also use condensed milk, almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk

First Bubble Tea

The oldest known bubble tea drink consisted of a mixture of hot Taiwanese black tea, tapioca pearls , condensed milk, and syrup or honey.

Nowadays, bubble tea is most commonly served cold.

Variants and Snacks Bubble tea

Due to its popularity, bubble tea has inspired a variety of bubble tea flavored snacks such as bubble tea ice cream and bubble tea candy.

Bubble tea comes in many variations which usually consist of black tea, green tea, oolong tea, and sometimes white tea.

Other varieties of the drink include blended tea drinks. These variations are often either blended using ice cream, or are smoothies that contain both tea and fruit.

Toppings

Tapioca (boba)


Tapioca pearls (boba) are the most common ingredient, although there are other ways to make the chewy spheres found in bubble tea.

The pearls vary in color according to the ingredients mixed in with the tapioca. Most pearls are black from brown sugar.

Jelly comes in different shapes: small cubes, stars, or rectangular strips, and flavors such as coconut jelly, konjac, lychee, grass jelly, mango, coffee and green tea.

Some shops offer milk or cheese foam on top of the drink, giving the drink a consistency similar to that of whipped cream, and a saltier flavor profile.

Ice and sugar level

Some bubble tea sellers have tried to market their products by packaging it in unique shapes, like this lightbulb, offering a change from the traditional takeaway cup with plastic sealing

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Bubble tea shops often give customers the option of choosing the amount of ice or sugar in their drink.
Sugar and ice levels are usually specified ordinally (e.g. no ice, less ice, normal ice, more ice), corresponding to quarterly intervals (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%).

Packaging


In Southeast Asia, bubble tea is traditionally packaged in a plastic takeaway cup, sealed with plastic or a rounded cap.

Also by packaging it in bottles and other interesting shapes.

Preparation method Bubble Tea


The traditional way of bubble tea preparation is to mix the ingredients (sugar, powders and other flavorants) together using a bubble tea shaker cup, by hand.

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Many present-day bubble tea shops use a bubble tea shaker machine. This eliminates the need for humans to shake the bubble tea by hand. It also reduces staffing needs as multiple cups of bubble tea may be prepared by a single barista.

One bubble tea shop in Taiwan, named Jhu Dong Auto Tea, makes bubble tea entirely without manual work. All stages of the bubble tea sales process, from ordering, to making, to collection, are fully automated.

Make Bubble tea at Home using DIY Bubble tea Kits

  1. The Tea Planet Classic Black Pearls – Tapioca for Bubble Tea, Milkshakes, Ice Cream and Yogurt
  2. Popping Boba Bubble Tea – DIY Kit
  3. Blueberry Bubble Tea Mix |Make Bubble Tea Drinks at Home
  4. Orange Fruit Bubble Tea
  5. Mango Bubble Tea Mix

Does India have bubble tea?

Yes, India shops also providing Bubble tea. you can prepare at home also using the above mentioned DIY Kits.

Are bubble teas healthy?

Boba has few health benefits.

Calories and Carbo hydrates in bubble tea can give instant energy, but if boba tea contains lots of sugar consumed for a long time, can affect in sugar levels of body.