Some bubble tea sellers have tried to market their products by packaging it in unique shapes, like this lightbulb. Some shops offer milk or cheese foam on top of the drink, giving the drink a consistency similar to that of whipped cream, and a saltier flavor profile. Flavors include mango, strawberry, coconut, kiwi and honey melon. Popping boba, or spheres that have fruit juices or syrups inside them, are other popular bubble tea toppings. Aloe, egg pudding ( custard), grass jelly, and sago also can be found in many bubble tea shops.
Azuki bean or mung bean paste, typical toppings for Taiwanese shaved ice desserts, give bubble tea an added subtle flavor as well as texture. Jelly comes in different shapes: small cubes, stars, or rectangular strips, and flavors such as coconut jelly, konjac, lychee, grass jelly, mango, coffee and green tea.
The pearls vary in color according to the ingredients mixed in with the tapioca. Tapioca pearls (boba) are the most common ingredient, although there are other ways to make the chewy spheres found in bubble tea. These variations are often either blended using ice cream, or are smoothies that contain both tea and fruit. Other varieties of the drink include blended tea drinks. Another variation, yuenyeung, ( Chinese: 鴛鴦, named after the Mandarin duck) originated in Hong Kong and consists of black tea, coffee, and milk. Some of the largest global bubble tea chains include: Chatime, CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice and Gong Cha.īubble tea comes in many variations which usually consist of black tea, green tea, oolong tea, and sometimes white tea. The market size of bubble tea was valued at $2.4 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $4.3 billion by the end of 2027. The high increase of bubble tea demand and its related industry can provide opportunities for possible market expansion. ĭue to its popularity, bubble tea has inspired a variety of bubble tea flavored snacks such as bubble tea ice cream and bubble tea candy. The cellophane is then pierced with an oversize straw, now referred to as a boba straw, which is larger than a typical drinking straw to allow the toppings to pass through. 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. 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. Today, there are some cafés that specialize in bubble tea production. Larger pearls (Chinese: 波霸/黑珍珠 pinyin: bō bà/hēi zhēn zhū) quickly replaced these. 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. Now, bubble tea is most commonly served cold. 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. Milk teas usually include condensed milk, powdered milk, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, 2% milk, skim milk, or fresh milk. Both varieties come with a choice of black, green, or oolong tea as the base. I made this one because it’s my first time to try Happy Lemon out.Ĭheck their zomato page out for their menu here.Bubble teas fall under two categories: teas without milk and milk teas.
I’m yet to try their best seller beverages soon tho and make a review about it again. To think about it, it’s price is lower than the other milk teas out there which made me think baka di naman legit na milk tea? Baka di masarap? But turns out it’s actually good but the problem with Happy Lemon is their cup size is small. There is nothing really special about their classic milk tea but I appreciate their Milk Tea Dinosaur (Milo Milk Tea) because I love Affinitea’s Manong Dino Milk Tea (Milo MT) and Happy Lemon’s Milk Tea Dinosaur was able to topple my appreciation to one of Affinitea’s best seller drinks. Kaya naman pala mura.Īnyways, going to the drink itself, I think Happy Lemon milk tea are just fine. Milk Tea with Rock Salt & Cheese – P109Īt first, I was amused because it’s kinda cheap for a milk tea drink but then upon receiving it, I realized it’s too small for a P100+ worth or beverage. So I just ordered two milk tea beverages from Happy Lemon through honestbee PH app.ġ.