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Bubble Tea is a new tea trend here in the United States. (It’s been around for over 15 years in Taiwan.) For the adventurous you can make your own bubble tea at home. It is a bit labor intensive to prepare the tapioca pearls but if this drink is your cup of tea it may be worth all the effort.
Classic Bubble Tea Recipe
1/2 cup chilled, cooked large tapioca pearls (if substituting smaller tapioca, use 1/3 cup)
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup very strong chilled black tea (or orange pekoe tea or Lichee tea)
1 cup milk, or to taste
Honey or sugar to taste
Place the pearls in a large parfait glass. Combine all remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and shake vigorously until the mixture is frothy. Pour into the glass, and serve with extra-thick straws.
Yields one (16-ounce) drink
Source: Linda Stradley on the whatscookingamerica.net website.
Living in Spokane, WA for the last four years, I am usually a little behind on the current trends. On one trip back to civilization—aka Seattle—my friends asked me if I wanted to go with them to a new coffee shop. I had never heard of it, and I was told that they had the best bubble tea in Seattle.
Naturally, I had never heard of this exotic drink in Spokane. The tea beverage originated in Taiwan in the 1980’s and there are many variations that use different styles of tea. In America, the most common type is pearl milk tea that has tiny balls of tapioca in it, known as boba balls. This adds an interesting texture twist to the delicious beverage.