Has anyone here tried bubble tea?

[1SwtDeception]

it's a kind of drink with tapioca pearl ball and the drink can be like mango smoothies or thai tea or any other fruit juices

it looks like this
http://www.goldsea.com/Air/Issues/Tapioca/tea.jpg

just wondering if anyone else had this.. my favorite one is thai tea smoothie

[coolcps]

I have had one before, it was caramel mocha I think. Theyre good but I dont like balls in my mouth.

[bignick]

I tried oen in Chinatown in Chicago. Weird, I didnt really like it too much.

[swetooth9]

yes, i have, im chinese, so...its not unusual to be seen sippin one of these babies...but sometimes they put too many tapioca balls (bubbles)...

[SneakyPenguin]

I had a "snowey phoenix" they called it, in Chinatown, NY. It was pretty much a Pina Colada, but it was good. My friends had some other ones, and they too looked good.

[bignick]

I dont like balls in my mouth.
be honest now.

[swetooth9]

I dont like balls in my mouth.
be honest now.

suuuuurrrrreeee you dont ;)

[Arakias]

Yes, I tried Ten Ren a couple different flavors but Honeydew stuck out as a good one.

[1SwtDeception]

haha yea it very typical for many asians with boba (another name for bubble tea) just wondering if another one tried it.. =P.. honeydew is very sweet. i remember the worst one was green tea or something

[swetooth9]

i liked the strawberry banana one i got when i went to San Fran :D

[BigHow]

I usually get the regualr tapioca milk tea. But I also like the grape "snow" version.

[Xevious]

I work near U.C. Berkeley and there are a lot of Asians around and coincendently, there are a lot of shops that sell that Tapioca drink.

Some places make it better than others though.

[Ericnmel99]

Its funny you bring this up. I just came back from Chicago last weak where my wife and I had these in chicago. My wife went crazy over them, she loved the boba things. Since you can get them over in the china town by us, were gunna head over there soon and try them there as well.

[CheapyD]

I drink the taro one, I believe its pictured on the left in the OP.

In fact, me and Mrs. CheapyD get them so often, we don't even after order when we go to the tea place, we just say, "the usual, please".

[Tromack]

I hate tapioca, so I wasn't such a fan of bubble tea.

[bhfgamer]

I tried one two years ago when in Canda.... it was terrible. i think i had like peach or somethin but it was terrible

[Backlash]

There's a place called Fat Straws here in Dallas that selld it. I had it once, Mango something-or-other I think. It was weird but good.

One of my Indian friends was with us when we went and he wanted to know what Tapioca was. None of us knew, so he googled it. Turns out it's made from some sort of poisonous root or something, but can be extracted safely in some way.

[kodec]

haha yea it very typical for many asians with boba (another name for bubble tea) just wondering if another one tried it.. =P.. honeydew is very sweet. i remember the worst one was green tea or something

The word boba is a slang word in Chinese to mean big nipple. Just thought I'll share that tibbit of info... :D

[BigDirty]

I tried one two years ago when in Canda.... it was terrible. i think i had like peach or somethin but it was terrible
You shouldn't be going to Canada for the bubble tea, you should be going there for the Beer!

For Bubble Tea in Philly, there's the Bubble House on Sansom in the UPenn city of town, I've been meaning to make it there, but haven't gotten around to it quite yet.

[magilacudy]

There's also a bubble tea place on Route 1 (well pretty far down, by Edison) that a friend of a friend owns called Fusion Ti. They just opened a new one near my house as well. I love the Cookies and Cream flavor.

[RBM]

Some places make it better than others though.

Yeah, it makes a big difference if they're marketing it to other asians or not. Some places make it so sweet that it's almost like a creamy/chocolate malt, instead of tasting like milk tea (which is what it really is.) The roadside carts which sell assorted cheap eats in Philadelphia (UPenn area) sell them, but tend to make them pretty sweet. ...although...reading all this makes me want one with lunch..

[daikaiju]

Interesting that this is making inroads here in the US...as I remember several years ago, there was this Canadian company that was marketing a similar drink in the US called Orbit I believe. It was a clear beverage (I can't recall if it was carbonated or not) and it was full of small colored balls which I believe were tapioca. The beverage part was ok, but to be honest, the moment I feel something in my drink slip through my lips that ISN'T ice - my gag reflex just begs to kick in. *shudders*

[1SwtDeception]

haha yea it very typical for many asians with boba (another name for bubble tea) just wondering if another one tried it.. =P.. honeydew is very sweet. i remember the worst one was green tea or something

The word boba is a slang word in Chinese to mean big nipple. Just thought I'll share that tibbit of info... :D

haha thanks for that info :o but the places i go to, normally theyre pretty good taste cept for strawberry flavor.. there was always something wrong with that flavor -.-

[jshorr]

There is a Thai place down the block from me who makes this stuff....delicious....mango is my fave...

[Renzokuken]

Strawberry tastes funny everywhere I go. My favorite is a tie between peach and mango.

[CheapyD]

The taro tea will really clean you out if you are feeling a little....backed up. ;)

[godhatesjustyou]

boba, yum. theres a place very close by that i always walk to, i usually order thai iced tea, or strawberry-banana.

[friedram]

Nope

[Technique]

I had one a while ago,,,, i thought it tasted like shit to be honest. I usually drink the lipton sweetend Iced tea. that is the best iced tea i have had, ever.

[1SwtDeception]

The taro tea will really clean you out if you are feeling a little....backed up. ;)

my aunt LOVESS taro now..

[mousin]

talking about boba? my moms making it right now. omg im not kidding, but the boba she makes are all hard and to yuck, its cantolope juice too :| you guys should try ALMOND FLAVOR.. OMG ITS SOOOOO GOOD. TARO IS GOOD, PEACH, MANGO is REALLY GOOD

MAKE SURE ITS BOBA WITH THE SLUSH, NOT JUICE!!! MMMMMM

[1SwtDeception]

talking about boba? my moms making it right now. omg im not kidding, but the boba she makes are all hard and to yuck, its cantolope juice too :| you guys should try ALMOND FLAVOR.. OMG ITS SOOOOO GOOD. TARO IS GOOD, PEACH, MANGO is REALLY GOOD

MAKE SURE ITS BOBA WITH THE SLUSH, NOT JUICE!!! MMMMMM

*backs away* haha your REALLLLLLLY into boba and you sound really girly when your excited about it haha unless you are a girl haha =P but thats cool tell your mom to send one my way