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What Is Bubble Tea and Where Did It Originally Come From?

Bubble tea is a cool, refreshing, sweet drink with tapioca pearls. It is also known as pearl milk tea (珍珠奶茶 zhenzhe nicha), boba drink, and boba milk tea (波霸奶茶 boba nicha). It was created in Taichung, Taiwan, in the 1980s. “Bubble” refers to the milk froth generated after shaking the cup. At the same time, “boba” symbolizes the tapioca pearls, which ...

Billy Shyu

Different flavors of bubble tea.

Delicacies of Taiwan: From Delicious Bubble Tea to Stinky Tofu

Taiwan may be a small country, but it has one of the most diverse cuisines in Asia — from bubble tea to stinky tofu — thanks to a mixture of Chinese, American, and Japanese influences. Whether you are a vegetarian or non-vegetarian, Taiwan has all the dishes to tickle your taste buds and give you ...

Raven Montmorency

A bowl of beef noodles.