Bubble tea
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
April 20, 2018 4:21pm CST
Bubble tea is my newest addiction! I had enjoyed bubble tea years past at a Vietnamese restaurant. They style they had there was like a fruit smoothie, only with large tapioca beads (bubbles) in the bottom. You were provided with a large straw so that you could suck up the "bubbles". Their texture is really soft and fun and they are mildly sweet. My favorite one at that restaurant was the avocado one. That sounds wrong, but it was oh so tasty.
Now however there is a new place that opened up in town called Vivi Bubble Tea. They have dozens of types of bubble tea drink. Icees, smoothies, ice teas, tea with fruit juice, tea with foam, tea with bubbles (tapioca) tea with milk, tea with jelly, tea with pudding and , perhaps strangest.... tea with... beans.
I want to try them all!
So far I have had the milk tea with jelly, pudding and bubbles - the jelly and pudding (also drunk through the straw) did nothing for me, the Jasmine foam tea (iced tea with whipped cream) was alright, but my favorites have been the Japanese Matchta with bubbles, and the red moo milk, which was milk with red beans and bubbles. I kid you not these are beans such that you could use in chili only sweetened. It is weird, but tasty.
Have you ever had Bubble Tea?
Video with info:
Starting from 2007, VIVI BUBBLE TEA, with its cutting-edge technology for tea production, launched the Taiwanese bubble tea business in America. Through the ...
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
Ah if you didn't like the French Vanilla tea, you would probably not like this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Apr 18
@FayeHazel Probably also full of sugar.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@just4him Yeah, probably so... I know they put calorie counts up on the board ... most drinks seem to be 160-400 range, but then, some of them are "slushie" style things too
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
Hope you get the chance to try it if you like.... so tasty!
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
21 Apr 18
I have not tried the Vietnamese bubble tea but I loved their iced coffee ..
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
25 Apr 18
@FayeHazel or you can also make it at home .. just make coffee with crushed ice 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
25 Apr 18
@epiffanie Oh, like iced coffee? Cool! My grandpa really liked cold coffee
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
Ohhh, maybe I should try that next.... I've heard it's quite good
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
29 Apr 18
@FayeHazel Builders' tea, so thick you can stand a spoon up in it!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
29 Apr 18
@Ronrybs Ha, oh dear that is funny. We say that about coffee here. What variety is Builder's Tea usually? Black tea with milk and sugar? That's what I assumed. I want to try making it. Do you like it?
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
You get to drink "bubbles" this way! :-)
As a side note, I did hear of something called "builder's tea", a British thing me think
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
Ha ha, yes, sort of like those blended ice cream , whipped cream, chocolate, caramel "coffee" drinks.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
I'm with your nieces on this one. Though you are right. It's sort of pricey :/
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
21 Apr 18
Was my favorite when it first came out. Now, not so much anymore.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
23 Apr 18
@FayeHazel I had seen one this morning. But the name is different.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
I've heard that some places call it "pearl tea" or "Boba"
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@Shavkat Cool! I would be curious the other name(s) for it
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 Apr 18
I have never tried bubble tea. Sounds tasty.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
I really like it. :D It is my goal to try a lot of the flavors
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
22 Apr 18
@FayeHazel Oh, ginger tea's lovely especially with a bit of honey. The bubbles sound like they could put a very interesting spin to it too LOL
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
Hm, ginger tea sounds really good. Actually it sounds like it would pair well with the slightly sweet bubbles :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@Lushlala I shall have to look for Ginger tea. Sometimes I like hibiscus tea ...
Oh yeah the bubbles would give it kind of a sweet/hot thing I think?
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
22 Apr 18
I have heard of it. Never tried it though.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
24 Apr 18
@FayeHazel - Might be able to talk one of my kids into treating me. They are usually the reason why I try new things. They make the suggestions. I tell them if they buy, I'll try. 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
Hope you get the chance if you want to
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@cmoneyspinner That sounds like a good plan
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Apr 18
Hope you get to if you feel inclined :-)
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Apr 18
@FayeHazel I would like to try it.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
I hope you get to - it's so good :-)
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
30 Apr 18
Ah if you don't like tapioca , you might not.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
21 Apr 18
I've never had it, but my son drinks it.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
21 Apr 18
I just heard of bubble tea earlier today.. but don't remember where.. lol
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Apr 18
I have not had bubble tea but I am open to try it.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr 18
I have never heard of bubble tea.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Apr 18
I hope you get the chance to - it's delicious
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