Favorite Bubble Tea Flavor? 🧋

[DarkRange55]

What are your favorite flavors? And do you like it with or without boba?

 

[sserafim]

I like earl grey and rose milk tea. If they aren't available, then I'll just get black milk tea (with boba ofc). I also like Thai iced tea and chai lattes. I love matcha lattes as well, there's a place called Boba Guys (now known as Lazy Sundaes) which does really good ones, I like the white chocolate, strawberry, and rose ones. I was into brown sugar for a bit, but then it got too sweet. I haven't had boba in a while though. Wbu?

 

[hikikomorizombie]

tarooow regular boba.

 

[HereTomorrow]

Red Bean, Taro, Strawberry, and Mango! If I had to pick one it'd be Taro. Might use this thread to determine my next flavor pick.

I love boba (tapioca pearls) but I always end up finishing the drink and leaving the cup filled with boba itself which is a bit annoying. I will still order it regardless.

 

[kawaiiphantom]

MATCHAAAAAAAAA. I also love taro and honeydew also with boba, all the bobaaaa, mountains of boba

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I second matcha as the supreme flavor for almost any drink.

My feelings on boba vary. A lot of places nowadays use really cheap forms of boba that are basically no better than chewing plastic or rubber. Real, handmade boba is difficult and expensive to come by but it tastes really good so I try to get that when I can. As long as it's big and just the right kind of doughy/chewy that's good enough for me. It might sound kind of crass but the word boba comes from slang for a boob so my refined tastes demand that the boba in tea should have the consistency of one.

I also used to get grass jelly instead but now lots of places have cheapened out on that topping too so now I usually go toppingless since I don't really like any other type of topping.

 

[DarkRange55]

I second matcha as the supreme flavor for almost any drink.

My feelings on boba vary. A lot of places nowadays use really cheap forms of boba that are basically no better than chewing plastic or rubber. Real, handmade boba is difficult and expensive to come by but it tastes really good so I try to get that when I can. As long as it's big and just the right kind of doughy/chewy that's good enough for me. It might sound kind of crass but the word boba comes from slang for a boob so my refined tastes demand that the boba in tea should have the consistency of one.

I also used to get grass jelly instead but now lots of places have cheapened out on that topping too so now I usually go toppingless since I don't really like any other type of topping.

I was talking to the manager of a bubble tea shop, he said everyone raised prices because the cost of imports, materials, taxes, franchising fee and labor increased so for their profit margin they increased prices
My friend's family own a chain.

The vast majority of the bubble tea I've found in the US comes from those premixed packets and is largely the same from place to place.

The subtle differences seem to be defined by the expiration date on the ingredients each restaurant uses, not a difference in ingredients themselves. It's like comparing the quality of diner hash browns, a crapshoot wherever you go.

Nothing compares to Taiwan where they use real tea.

 

[sserafim]

MATCHAAAAAAAAA. I also love taro and honeydew also with boba, all the bobaaaa, mountains of boba

I love matcha as well. I couldn't get into taro though and haven't tried honeydew yet. I think it's because I eat taro as savory food

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Nothing compares to Taiwan where they use real tea.

Some places here in California use real tea now but even that doesn't compare to Taiwan's either. Taiwan #1

 

[DarkRange55]

I love matcha as well. I couldn't get into taro though and haven't tried honeydew yet. I think it's cuz I eat taro as savory food

I think taro coconut is a nice combo. I like the relaxing effects of matcha tea see: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine) but it is a very strong flavor and I'm not the biggest fan of powders but it is nice, I do enjoy it.

 

[sserafim]

Some places here in California use real tea now but even that doesn't compare to Taiwan's either. Taiwan #1

Lol are you Taiwanese?

 

[kawaiiphantom]

I like earl grey and rose milk tea with boba. If they aren't available, then I'll just get black milk tea (with boba ofc). I also like Thai iced tea and chai lattes. I love matcha lattes with boba as well, there's a place called Boba Guys (now known as Lazy Sundaes) which does really good ones, I like the white chocolate, strawberry, and rose ones. I was into brown sugar for a bit, but then it got too sweet. I haven't had boba in a while though. Wbu?

The rose milk tea you mentioned sounds so good I've never tried it but have always wanted to. I like chai lattes as well!!

 

[DarkRange55]

The rose milk tea you mentioned sounds so good I've never tried it but have always wanted to. I like chai lattes as well!!

Rose is nice, sweet, subtle, and a little floral

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Lol are you Taiwanese?

Yes, though I was born and raised in the US. I never even went to Taiwan until I was 18.

 

[sserafim]

Yes, though I was born and raised in the US. I never even went to Taiwan until I was 18.

Oh nice

 

[DarkRange55]

Yes, though I was born and raised in the US. I never even went to Taiwan until I was 18.

Probably my favorite country