The Bubble Tea you love has many names like they call it bubble tea, pearl milk tea, or boba. The original inventor was unknown. It was invented in Taichung and Tainan in the 1980s.

Bubble Tea doesn't refer to its tapioca pearls. 

The bubble tea you love was originally made without tapioca pearl. Through shaking all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker that makes a bubble foam, the milk tea was typically prepared.

Milk tea has two categories: teas and milk teas. Both have different flavors to choose from. This delightful tea consists of mixed milk it could be non-dairy creamer, fruits, tapioca, and flavored syrup. Bubble tea has a layer of tapioca balls on the bottom part. Most of the Taiwanese choose how much sugar to add in their milk tea.

What do you need to know about Tapioca?

Tapioca balls are chewy and flavorless. Cassava is a staple food of people in tropical countries, it gives us carbohydrate and its low in vitamin, protein, and minerals.

An important reminder in cooking Tapioca Pearls.

1. You must put them directly into hot or boiling water.
2. You have to boil the water before you add the tapioca.
3. If the pearls are totally translucent without any white in the center this means its already cooked. You can taste them to check the right texture
4. It quickly absorbs more water that can make your tapioca more sticky and starchy.
5. You have to switch the water and discard the starchy water.

Milk Tea flavors

Most of the main flavors of milk tea come from powder or syrup. Here are some of the popular flavors.

1. Hokkaido milk tea or royal milk tea comes from the prefectures where it was invented.  Hokkaido milk tea has a strong flavor with a fair creamy texture.
2. Matcha milk tea has a lot of antioxidants filled in this powder. Matcha has been a greatly significant part of Japanese culture in the 1100s.  
3. Caramel sugar milk tea has become a centerpiece in the Pinoy refreshment. The delightful blend of creamy milk and tea, a twist of sweet caramel and chewy tapioca pearls.
4. Taro milk tea is a truly mouthwatering that has a more creamy and heavenly taste.
5. Wintermelon milk tea is light and thirst-quenching. The winter melon is a type of gourd vine that grows in Southeast Asia. This milk tea is a perfect choice for a soothing drink.