Reader's Digest

What Is Bubble Tea, Exactly?

Here’s everything you need to know about bubble tea, the colorful, customizable Taiwanese drink Simply put, classic bubble tea is black tea brewed with milk and sugar, then poured over ice and tapioca ...
The Gazette

Cedar Rapids Hi Tea cafe offers bubble tea and rolled ice cream

CEDAR RAPIDS - At Hi Tea in Cedar Rapids, owner Jennifer Dougherty and her daughter Lola Liu want to share two things - delicious tea and desserts and a bit of Chinese culture. 'We wanted to bring the ...
CNN

The origins of bubble tea, one of Taiwan’s most beloved beverages

What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink ...
Eater

Boba Explained: A Taxonomy of Taipei’s Bubble Tea

Taiwan is the undisputed boba capital of the world: Here, the midday caffeine hit is a boba break, not a coffee run, and a shoulder-slung boba cupholder is the must-have accessory. Over the last ...
CNN

The rise of bubble tea, one of Taiwan’s most beloved beverages

What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink ...