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Bubble Tea

Name: Bubble Tea
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 1 cup black tea; 1/2 cup tapioca pearls; 1/2 cup milk; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 cups water

Bubble Tea is a popular Taiwanese tea-based drink that combines brewed tea with chewy tapioca pearls, often served cold with milk and sweeteners. It is celebrated for its unique texture and playful experience, symbolizing Taiwanese innovation in street food culture.

5 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Taiwanese70%

Indigenous30%

Ingredients

black tea
1 cup
tapioca pearls
1/2 cup
milk
1/2 cup
sugar
2 tablespoons
water
2 cups

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Bubble Tea originated in Taiwan during the 1980s, reportedly created by tea shop owners experimenting with adding tapioca pearls to cold milk tea, quickly becoming a trendy and beloved drink.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Taiwanese70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

brewing boiling steeping

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