Happy Lemon is a pretty big franchise, again originating from Taiwan, and well, they're known for their lemon drinks, along with cheese foam and various toppings. My friend liked their lemon and cheese foam stuff, but personally, I'm not a huge lemon flavor person in general (or cheese foam for the matter, but sometimes I'll… Continue reading Lemons and Waffles – Happy Lemon
Today I went to my first pride parade in Otaru! I initially went by myself, but ended up seeing a few friends at the parade and hung out with them earlier in the day. After separating, I went off to go eat on my own, and of course needed boba for the way back. My… Continue reading Tapioca Royal Milk Tea (タピオカもちもち黒糖ロイヤルミルクティ) – Mister Donut
Today I stayed in town today, and the weather was pretty nice, so I went out on a walk. Well, my real purpose was to go out to try boba from the cafe next to the bus station. When I first arrived, I noticed this cafe had a bunch of flags out front advertising they… Continue reading Matcha Tapioca (抹茶タピオカ) – 珈琲苑
I'm in Sapporo today to go see the Yosakoi Soran Festival! It’s one of the biggest events in Sapporo every year, and I was excited especially so because one of my coworkers is dancing in it. Apparently people come from all over Japan to participate, and there are so many teams participating this year according… Continue reading Sun Shine Muscat Yogurt Milk Tea (SUNシャインマスカットヨーグルミルクティー) – Gong Cha
The next boba snack that I got in Taiwan was this egg roll snack. It was right next to the booth where I got the pastry at 101. This brand has a ton of other cool Asian flavors, which came in same set boxes or mix boxes, like matcha, sesame, peanut, etc. the boba one… Continue reading Pearl Milk Tea Egg Roll – BlueBird Travel
A bought a few boba flavored snacks in Taiwan, and one of them is this boba flavored cake pastry. I’m assuming it’s like the classic pineapple cake, except with milk tea flavored filling, and I’m hoping there might be boba in it (if the packaging is accurate). Perhaps it’ll be like a cream inside? I… Continue reading Bubble Milk Tea Cake – Hsin Tung Yang
My boyfriend made a short Tokyo trip over the weekend, and he came back today! On the way home from Sapporo, he got boba, and bought me boba (he did ask, and I will never say no to boba)! It is a bit late in the day, but I don’t want to save it, so… Continue reading Jasmine Milk Tea (小山緑茶ミルクティー) – The Alley
Today I’m hanging out in Sapporo with a few friends, as this weekend is the Sapporo Lilac Festival! I’m getting Gong Cha for the ride home, because there’s a somewhat new / limited edition mango drink right now, and I think next week or so they’re bringing in a new limited drink, some sort of… Continue reading Amanatsu Mango Milk Tea (甘夏マンゴーミルクティー) – Gong Cha
I’m at the Airport! Time to go home to Japan…I managed to find a Chun Sui Tang at the airport, and when you see CST, you know there’s gotta be boba. Is it ironic or fitting that my last boba in Taiwan has to be from the place that claims to have originated boba milk… Continue reading TieGuanYin Latte (鐵觀音拿鐵) – Chun Sui Tang
A bit ago a food YouTuber I watch went to Taiwan and he bought a boba ice cream from 7/11. Naturally, once I came here, I was out on the hunt for the boba ice cream, and I found this one at quite a few 7/11s, and I vowed to get it sometime on this… Continue reading Pearl Milk Tea Crispy Ice Cream Bar – Chun Sui Tang x Xiao Mei (小美)
