Bubble Tea (Milk Tea with Tapioca Balls)
Starting off the list is the beloved and world-famous drink – bubble tea. Originating from Taiwan in the 80s, the introduction of bubble tea took the island, and later the world, by storm.
The chewy black orbs, known as boba, are made of tapioca, and they are slowly boiled in sugar water to their tasty state. The classic drink combination consists of black tea, milk, and chewy boba, but you can always customize your own.
Most drink shops allow you to add boba as a side ingredient to the drink of your choice (and there are lots of choices), and you can even customize the sweetness and the amount of ice in your personalized drink.
You can find these shops everywhere in Taiwan, and a cup of bubble tea is often only 2USD (and that’s an expensive one), and even the most popular boba place abroad can’t compare with that (I’m Taiwanese, I know). If you want the real deal, come to Taiwan.
