What is Bubble (Boba) Tea?

Steeping Around With Rekaya

In Teatime, host Rekaya Gibson features Fruity Paradise by Tiesta Tea. In Tea Talk, she explains what Bubble Tea is. The Taiwanese tea drink is also known as Boba, pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea. In Tea News, she shares an update on the tapioca pearl shortage in the United States.

Mentioned in this episode:

Tiesta Tea – www.tiestatea.com

Fantasia Coffee & Tea, Cupertino, California

Kung Fu Tea – www.kungfutea.com

Chatime - www.chatime.com.tw/en/

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice - www.cocobubbletea.com

Gong Cha - www.gong-cha.com

Sources:

Allied Market Research. (2021). Bubble Tea Market Expected to Reach $4.3 Billion by 2027. Allied Analytics LLP. https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/press-release/bubble-tea-market.html

Browning, K. (2021, April 16). Another Unlikely Pandemic Shortage: Boba Tea. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/business/boba-shortage.html

Kung Fu Tea. (2021). About Kung Fu Tea. Kung Fu Tea. https://www.kungfutea.com/about-kung-fu-tea

Wikipedia Contributors. (2021, May 14). Bubble Tea. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea

Wikipedia Contributors. (2021, May 2). Tapioca Balls. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapioca_balls