Bubble tea.

Whilst living in Singapore in the 1990’s we became exposed to this wonderful drink: Bubble tea. It is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s and was very common in Singapore and SE Asia. It most commonly consists of tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls (“boba” or “pearls”)

Bubble tea has many varieties and flavors, but the two most popular are black pearl milk tea and green pearl milk tea.

Usually such concoctions are referred to as “an acquired taste”, but bubble tea requires no such acclimation. A yummy drink for a warm day!