So I think that I’ve mentioned before that I’m addicted to bubble tea, which is essentially flavored (usually with fruit) milk, tea, and tapioca pearls shaken together with milk. Well Jon and I were at Uwajimaya (an asian grocery store) today and I found a kit for making bubble tea at home. I know, I’m easily amused, but it was exciting, because its kind of a pain to drive to the places around here that sell it. So I cooked the tapioca pearls (about an hour and a half process, although most of it was just waiting) and it was kinda funny; they looked almost exactly like Cocoa Puffs while they were cooking. When they were done, I made a drink (green tea flavored) and it was actually pretty good. I plan on getting the coconut flavored drink mix to use next time, but I have to order it over the internet, so I have to wait a week or so. Anyways, I was pretty pleased overall and it was definitely worth the effort.
Bubble tea sounds good. is it sweet? I was just at Uwajimaya last night. I wish I would of read your post then. What section is the bubble tea in and was it spendy.
Heather doesn’t read her blog often so I’m not sure if she will respond to you. To answer your questions:
Bubble tea can be made sweet. Essentially it is a milk and/or tea base with tapioca pearls (bubbles) added. They can be made with a variety of flavors and sweetness. I’m not fond of it personally since the idea of a chewy drink doesn’t sit well with me. Heather loves it.
The ingredients aren’t terribly expensive. I don’t recall exactly what isle the tapioca pearls were down at Uwajimaya but look for them in the dry goods section. Last time we were there they had a kit that was on sale that included the tea mix, the pearls, instructions, and some oversized straws to drink with.
The price for the ingredients is pretty reasonable. I believe we got all of the stuff for less than $10 which will make several drinks.
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