To ask about Bubble Tea

[SunLover1985]

I’m a really unfussy eater and like to try new things.

I’ve never had Bubble Tea but it’s everywhere, especially in China Town of the city where I work.

I’d like to see what it’s all about but have no idea where to start.

Any tips?

Overpriced and not as good as you hope. But great fun!

I used to work somewhere that served it - honestly if you saw the ingredients you wouldn’t ever want to consume it.

Absolutely revolting. I was so disappointed.

Buy one and try it?

(Personally I’m not a fan but minority of one in my household!)

Just try a few different ones.

Im not keen on the creamy ones at Starbucks

I tried it for the first time last month. It was basically cold sweet tea, with tea flavoured jelly balls at the bottom. It was ok, nothing I would rush back for. I didn't get the hype.

Start with fruit rather than milk based - it’s just super sweet soft soft drink with tapioca pearls containing another juice inside - fun but overpriced as a PP said

I don’t think there are ‘tips’ as such - you get either a milk base liquid, or a fruity based liquid. Then the weird tapioca or liquid ‘bubbles’. Choose whatever flavours you think you’d like.

Try one! Have a milk one with tapioca

I took my 9yr old son for a bubble tea a few weeks back. Like any 9 yr old, rarely turns his nose up at a 'treat'.

It was the most god awful thing we had ever had. £5 each and no more than sips out of of each before they got binned!

How can anyone suggest trying anything with tapioca? This is supposed to be a treat? What? How?

The milk ones and the tapioca pearls are awful IMO. The fruit ones with the popping boba are extremely sweet but taste quite nice. Some places let you pick what level of sugar you want.

Sickly nonsense.

I've never tried one because they're £4.95 where I live 😅

There’s a million places in Cardiff to buy it. Most versions are super sugary but no judgement here if that’s what you want. It’s OK, but I’d rather have a wine!

Brown sugar milk tea is Amazing. (!) End of.
I find the fruity ones revolting. And any decent bubble tea shop will let you modify the sweetness so it isn't as sugarlicious.

So it's just a re-branding of a slushee, sugar and e numbers in an environmentally damaging cup? Great! Just what the world needs

hahaha with you there!
70s school kids are making "vomit signals" whenever they see this vile stuff.

It's not anything like a "slushee".

It's gross. Some of it has floaty bits in that look like frog spawn 🐸

I think it is revolting. But I am not a 13 year old girl.

I got handed a bubble tea in a market in Taiwan about 15 years ago and absolutely loved it but had no idea what I was drinking! So glad they're everywhere now! I usually get a milk based (half sweet) with tapioca balls.. chewy goodness😊

And I actually quite like tapioca pudding!

I love Bubble Tea … Strawberry & Mint Fizz with Strawberry Boba, amazing

I absolutely love them and so does DH. I like the fresh taro boba milk tea with 50% sugar. DH likes strawberry tea with boba, 30% sugar. Our Ukrainian guests all prefer mango and coconut.