Bubble tea
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Date: 08/12/2021

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Bubble tea （also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, or boba tea or boba; Chinese: 珍珠奶茶; pinyin: zhēnzhū nǎichá, 波霸奶茶; bōbà nǎichá; 泡泡茶; pàopào chá） is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s.
It most commonly consists of tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls （"boba" or "pearls"）, but it can be made with other toppings as well.
Bubble tea has many varieties and flavors, but the two most popular varieties are black pearl milk tea and green pearl milk tea （"pearl" signifies the tapioca balls at the bottom）.
Bubble teas fall under two categories: teas without milk and milk teas.
Both varieties come with a choice of black, green, or oolong tea as the base.
Milk teas usually include condensed milk, powdered milk, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, 2% milk, skim milk, or fresh milk.
The oldest known bubble tea drink consisted of a mixture of hot Taiwanese black tea, tapioca pearls （Chinese: 粉圓; pinyin: fěn yuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hún-îⁿ）, condensed milk, and syrup （Chinese: 糖漿; pinyin: táng jiāng） or honey.
Now, bubble tea is most commonly served cold.
The tapioca pearls that make bubble tea so unique were originally made from the starch of the cassava, a tropical shrub known for its starchy roots which was introduced to Taiwan from South America during Japanese colonial rule.
Larger pearls （Chinese: 波霸/黑珍珠; pinyin: bō bà/hēi zhēn zhū） quickly replaced these.
Today, there are some cafés that specialize in bubble tea production.
Some cafés use plastic lids, but more authentic bubble tea shops serve drinks using a machine to seal the top of the cup with heated plastic cellophane.
The latter method allows the tea to be shaken in the serving cup and makes it spill-free until a person is ready to drink it.
The cellophane is ...