Bubble Tea, also known as boba milk tea, is a cold,
frothy drink made with a tea base shaken with flavors, sweeteners and/or
milk with tapioca pearls at the base of the drink. It starts with a tea
base, some people ise gourmet loose leaf teas. Then it's added sweeteners
and flavors. If it's a Milk Tea, a creamy component is added, such as
milk, almond milk, or non-dairy creamers. Clear Teas are just that...
Clear, and don't have a cream added. Once the ingredients are all
together, the drink gets shaken real good! This makes the drink nice and
frothy, which looks like bubbles on top... hence the name bubble tea. The
fun of bubble tea comes from the small chewy tapioca pearls, aka: boba,
it's added a hefty scoop at the bottom of each drink, adding a chewy
contrast to the sweetness and texture of the drink. There are endless
variations, everything from
strawberry, taro, chocolate, almond, lavender, coffee
and tea can be used to flavor the drink.