What is Bubble milk tea?
Bubble tea was supposedly given its name due to the fact that when flavor is added to it and the drink is shaken up, it forms bubbles. Another theory is that that the tapioca balls that sit at the bottom of the drink resemble bubbles, and so the drink was named for them.
A drink of many names, bubble tea is most commonly called bubble tea, boba tea, pearl tea, or tapioca tea, but is also known as boba nai cha, zhen zhou nai cha, black pearl tea, BBT, PT, pearl shake, momi milk tea, QQ, and many other names.
Bubble tea is an iced, sweet, tea drink that contains what looks like small bubbles at the bottom of the drink. It comes in many flavors and is generally made in two forms: a fruity, iced tea, consisting of fresh fruits, tea, and crushed ice, or a milkshake-like tea, made by combining tea, (sometimes) milk, powdered flavoring, creamer, water, and crushed ice. Common flavors are green tea, strawberry, lychee, blueberry, jasmine, taro, honeydew melon, passion fruit, and original, and dozens of other flavors are available depending on the shop.
But what really defines this drink is the “bubbles,” or round and chewy marble-sized, tapioca balls, which sit at the bottom of the drink and can be sucked up through an extra-large straw. They can be black, white, transparent, or other colors, depending on the ingredients they’re made with. While tapioca balls are the most popular kind of “bubbles” to put in bubble tea, other options are available, including bubbles made out of green tea, aloe, egg custards, sago, and taro, and jelly made from fermented coconut water, fruits, teas, or konjac.
Where Did Bubble Milk Tea Come From?
Originating in the 1980s, bubble tea is a drink that began in Taichung, Taiwan, and has spread quickly throughout the world. Several tea companies claim to be the creator, so it’s not clear which is the true founder of the popular tea. But one Taiwanese man, Liu Han Chie of Chun Shui Tang teahouse in Taichung, Taiwan, claims that in the early 1980s, he experimented with cold milk tea by adding fruit, syrup, candied yams, and tapioca bubbles. During the 1990s, the drink became popular in most parts of East and Southeast Asia. Since that time, it has spread to regions around the world, including the U.S., Australia, Europe, and most recently South Africa.
Famous Milk Tea In Malaysia
- Tiger Sugar Bubble Tea
This popular Taiwanese bubble tea brand is known for their signature ‘tiger-striped’ milk teas. This yummy Brown Sugar Boba drink is deliciously made with four types of Taiwanese brown sugar syrup, fresh milk, mini bobas (which are cooked in brown sugar water), and topped with a thick creamy mousse.
2. Chatto
This Japanese-inspired tea bar in Johor serves you a cooling cup of organic oolong milk tea with activated charcoal that can help detox your body naturally. It’s said to be able to aid with your hangovers, relieve indigestion, and help with bloating.
3.Tealive
Tealive is the only milk tea shop that offers supplement powders that you can add to your favourite drink for a quick pick-me-up. These Tealive+ booster packs can help you with anything from increasing your metabolism, to supplying you with extra protein for those #legdays, to even aiding you to having better looking skin!
4. Cha Wan Jia Tea Bubble
This tea shop in SS15 Subang Jaya is all about the pearls. You can find many unique and exciting pearl flavours here such as dragon fruit pearl and rainbow pearls. Have your favourite milk tea with their newest pink Sakura pearls inspired by the spring cherry blossom season in Japan.
5.The Alley
This shop serves milk teas that look like a garden in a cup! These fragrant, quirky cups of tea are made from hand-picked tea leaves, homemade chewy tapioca bubbles, and topped with cookie crumb ‘soil’, and a sprig of mint leaf ‘plant’.
6.KOI Thé
These cute, white “Petite Pearls” are KOI’s latest addition to their hand-made artisan milk teas. These tiny snowball-like pearls are made from all-natural ingredients and are extra chewy than the regular-sized black pearls. Enjoy a really unique and fun textured drink by topping it with both the Petite Pearls and KOI’s larger signature Golden Pearls!
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