tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627813636479402918.post2601968529538118147..comments2012-03-25T18:02:51.270-04:00Comments on Free Kitchen: Bubble TeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627813636479402918.post-26406314855967439002012-02-17T21:45:16.180-05:002012-02-17T21:45:16.180-05:00Amazing post :)Amazing post :)Zenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033036483030011188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627813636479402918.post-66245820069359529622011-05-31T10:28:40.430-04:002011-05-31T10:28:40.430-04:00"Bubbles" are what the marketing people ..."Bubbles" are what the marketing people who first sold this tea decided to call the tapioca pearls used in it, though I've read that the bubbles also refers to the foam from shaking this tea. I prefer to believe that the bubbles refer to the tapioca pearls.<br />Tapioca is the starch extracted from cassava, and it's used in many foods as, well, a starch. This starch is also formed into "pearls" that are used in some puddings and whatnot. They have a texture that's sort of gummy-bearish. About 20ish years ago, someone thought of putting marble-sized tapioca pearls (you need large straws to slurp them up) into various tea drinks, and called it "bubble tea" because of their appearance. The pearls (or bubbles) I used are much smaller and fit in a normal straw.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041562002182646511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627813636479402918.post-45715746895821517052011-05-30T21:12:03.352-04:002011-05-30T21:12:03.352-04:00what exactly do you mean by "bubble" tea...what exactly do you mean by "bubble" tea?practohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722388763175454185noreply@blogger.com