Nothing like what you pour out of a kettle, bubble tea is the perfectly unique summertime treat. This Asian delicacy, also known as boba tea, is milk-based, usually pastel in hue and is served cold ...

It seems that every neighborhood I visit in Japan these days is in the throes of tapioca drink fever. Television shows rave over bubble tea, although coverage has slowly begun to highlight less ...

A business founded in Taiwan now has locations all over the world. It's called Gong Cha, and they’ve made their way to the Alamo City. "I haven't met one person that has tried bubble tea that hasn't ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. Boba, bubble tea, pearls, tapioca balls; whatever the name, the chewy ball drink that ...

The draw in bubble tea, the cheap, sweet, milky drink sold in specialty cafes and restaurants across America, has long been the “bubble,” the gelatinous tapioca balls that one chews on while drinking ...

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Kimi Harris is a food writer who is interested in the intersection of food, family, and frugality. Have you ever had bubble tea? It's pretty delicious. This creamy, often fruit-flavored and sweetened ...

tapioca pearls, has become popular not only in Asia, including Japan, but also in the UK and the US. Adam Taylor, a professor of anatomy at Lancaster University in ...

Contrary to its name, there are no bubbles in bubble tea. There isn't always tea, either. Even so, people are obsessed with the drink that features a base made from tea, fruit, coffee or milk and ...

Wet markets in China are known to sell wild animals, including bats, lizards and scorpions. But a popular post on Facebook claims feces is also on the menu. The post, published Nov. 29, includes two ...

When bubble tea was first introduced to the West, you could get it only in cheery mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatowns and Koreatowns. While Asians and Asian Americans have been drinking bubble ...