Anybody tried "boba tea?"

[Kraklen]

Apparently it's a huge hit in southeast asia and it's just starting to crop up here.

I hear it's a concoction of green tea, fruit juices, cream, and tapioca pearls.

Sounds weird, but it's wildly successful.

[ooglymoogly]

1. now where to get some to test it out

[Kraklen]

3. There's a place around the corner.

I was going to try some.

[Kraklen]

4. There's a place around the corner.

I was going to try some.

[notadmblnd]

2. sounds like a nice light dessert

have a recipie?

[Kraklen]

12. There's this...

this is where I read about it.

http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2005/07/21/chow/features.html#1

But they use coffee and don't mention flavors.

[notadmblnd]

13. Thanks, I think I'll try making some

but I think I will substitute the large tapioca pearls for small ones and use some kind of powdered fruit flavored drink mix to the concoction instead of instant coffee and see how it turns out.

I've been wanting to open a coffee shop and I'm thinking if I put this on the menu it might just give me something unique in this area to snag customers.

[The empressof all]

5. Yes Bubble Tea out here in Seattle

It's very popular. I don't like the tapioca pearls but the drink itself can be quite refreshing. It comes in all kinds of fruity flavors.

[merwin]

6. It's HUGE in Seattle. There's a few places that popped up right next to my

workplace in Bellevue too.

It's Korean, right?

[miss_kitty]

11. where in Seattle

I don't get out much :)...it sounds good. This is the first I've heard of it.

[MissB]

7. bubble tea

Served with huge straws (so you can suck up the black tapioca pearls). Good stuff, but a bit sweet.

[XanaDUer]

8. Yes. It's pretty good.

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[DS1]

9. That's not tea, it's a shake

[XanaDUer]

10. It's like a fruit smoothie with tapioca

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