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How to Make Bubble Milk Tea

Heidi Tsai

       Have you ever tried a cup of bubble milk tea? If not, I would say you are out of date! Bubble milk tea was originated from Taichung in Taiwan, but it has spread overseas afterward. Bubble here refers to tapioca pearls because they look like black pearls. From the first time I drank it, I fell in love with it. It is well known for its chewy tapioca pearls. Even foreigners love it! Want to have a try? Now, you can follow these steps to make your own bubble milk tea easily.

First, you have to cook tapioca pearls. Prepare 8 cups of water and some tapioca pearls to make about 6-10 servings of bubble milk tea. The ratio should be 8 cups of water to 1 cup of tapioca pearls. Then, boil water in a large pot and add the tapioca pearls into it. Slowly stir the tapioca pearls until they float in the water for 25 minutes. After that, turn off the heat and let them sit in the water for another 25 minutes. Finally, rinse them with cold water and drain the water out. The tapioca pearls are done.

Second, make milk tea as the base of the drink. Prepare 8 cups of water and 8 black tea bags. The quantity of water and black tea bags depends on how many cups of bubble milk tea you would like to make. Next, heat the water until it boils. You can put black tea bags into the boiled water for a few minutes. If you like to drink strong black tea, then put them in the water longer. Later on, mix milk into the black tea. You can choose whole milk, low-fat milk or non-fat milk according to your preference. Then, the rich milk tea with the aroma of tea is done.

When you finish the two steps above, take out your cup and put tapioca pearls in it. Next, pour milk tea over a shaker. Put some sugar syrup if you like your milk tea to taste sweeter. Then, add ice and shake the drink for a while to mix them well. At last, you can pour the shaken milk tea into your cup and enjoy it. Remember to prepare a thick bubble tea straw; otherwise, you will leave all the tapioca pearls at the bottom of the cup!

The process of making bubble milk tea is simple and easy. You can have a try by doing it yourself at home. It can be offered cold or hot as you wish. If you are trying to find a drink that can satisfy your taste, this one with “pearls” in it would absolutely be a great choice. Bubble milk tea will bubble your life!