Bubble Tea

Bubble tea — also called boba, pearl milk tea or simply boba tea — is a cold, sweetened Taiwanese tea drink built on brewed black or green tea, milk or a non-dairy creamer, and a layer of chewy tapioca pearls that sit at the bottom of the cup. Served iced and drunk through a wide straw so the pearls can be sucked up and chewed, it is at once a beverage and a snack, and has grown from a 1980s Taichung novelty into a global café phenomenon.