Taiwan

Bubble Tea

Name: Bubble Tea
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 100 g Tapioca pearls (boba); 2 bags Black tea; 200 ml Milk; 3 tbsp Brown sugar / syrup; plenty Ice cubes

Taiwan's milk tea with tapioca pearls

Invented in 1980s Taichung, bubble tea (boba) conquered the world from Taiwan. The trick is the chewy tapioca pearls drawn up through a wide straw.

Classic is sweetened black tea with milk; the pearls are soaked in sugar syrup. Endlessly variable – but the original is timeless.

Servings2

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Tapioca pearls (boba)100 g
Black tea2 bags
Milk200 ml
Brown sugar / syrup3 tbsp
Ice cubesplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the tapioca pearls per packet (about 25–30 min), rinse.
Let the pearls steep in brown sugar syrup.
Brew the tea strong, sweeten and cool.
Put the pearls in the glass, top with ice, tea and milk.
Serve with a wide straw.

Make it original

Real tapioca pearls and good black tea make the boba. Available in the Asia Boutique.

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