Contrary to its name, there are no bubbles in bubble tea. There isn't always tea, either. Even so, people are obsessed with the drink that features a base made from tea, fruit, coffee or milk and ...

When bubble tea was first introduced to the West, you could get it only in cheery mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatowns and Koreatowns. And while Asians and Asian Americans have been drinking ...

Wet markets in China are known to sell wild animals, including bats, lizards and scorpions. But a popular post on Facebook claims feces is also on the menu. The post, published Nov. 29, includes two ...

Nothing like what you pour out of a kettle, bubble tea is the perfectly unique summertime treat. This Asian delicacy, also known as boba tea, is milk-based, usually pastel in hue and is served cold ...

Bubble tea, also known as boba tea, is a current favourite drink of many youngsters. The pearl tea drink, made with a base of black tea with milk, flavoured syrup, and tapioca pearls, originated in ...

The cassava root is poisonous to humans when eaten raw, but its sticky, elastic starch, tapioca, has an idealised texture. How did it end up in tea? Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the mid-1980s.