Many of you may wonder as you drink bubble tea. What is this made of out? Well, let's talk about the history before the ingredients.
Bubble was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s, it was first spread to nearby East Asian countries, migrated to Canada before spreading to Chinatowns throughout the United States, and then to various trendy college towns along the West Coast.
The drink is a sweet flavored tea, mostly with tea base mixed with a fruit flavor or milk. It usually contain small tapioca balls or pearls called "boba". Pearls made of jelly are also available in many places. Their name came from the marble-sized tapioca balls or "pearls" that are present and sit at the bottom of the cup. These chewy balls, although having little flavor, are sucked up through large wide straws and are consumed along with the drink.
I personally think that many people knows what kind of drink this is because of the multicultural in Canada but many of them does not know where it was invented and what the "pearls" are. I believe this is one of the best drink that was invented by Taiwan because it is known world-wide! I am very proud of that~ =] So next time when you drink bubble tea, remember it was invented in Taiwan!! =)
