On March 17, my family took a daytrip to Taichung! I went before with my friend, but it was the first time with family. For me, it was half old and new itinerary, and we were mostly excited about Chi Cha San Chen, the only Taiwan location! Boba was our second stop of the day… Continue reading Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂烏龍) – Chi Cha San Chen
A double post, since I did have double boba! Granted, the first boba half of the day wasn't at a proper boba shop, but then again (spoiler!), the second boba half isn't a real boba shop either anyway. Besides, we're in Taiwan, a double boba can't hurt anyone, in moderation of course. My boba shop… Continue reading Golden Buddha Silk Boba (粉粿鐵觀音鮮奶茶) – Odd One Out
On March 16, my family went to Ajoy, one of Taiwan's bougie-est buffet restaurants located at the top of Taipei 101 for brunch. My parents had been before and loved the experience, and wanted to take us. You can probably surmise why it's here on the blog...as expected of Taiwan, they have boba. Specifically, in… Continue reading Red Oolong Milk Tea with Tapioca Pearls (紅烏龍珍珠鮮奶茶) – Ajoy
On March 15, my family went out to eat at a beef noodle soup place for lunch, as you do in Taiwan. Nearby was Man Man Dian, a boba place I've been meaning to try out. I saw it recommended in a YouTube video, and the last time I came, they hadn't opened yet (oops).… Continue reading Oolong Tea Latte (烏龍拿鐵) – Man Man Dian
March 14 was my first official day of spring break! This year, I was headed to Taiwan for a family trip, as my sister's spring break happened to be the same week as mine. We arrived at 5am in Taiwan, and after the usual airport shenanigans, we dropped off our stuff at our hotel and… Continue reading Roasted Tie-guan-yin Oolong Fresh Milk Tea (吾悠鐵觀音鮮奶茶) – Woo Yo Tea
On January 22, I was on my way back to NorCal for grad school! It was an very rainy day, but HeyTea happened to be doing a BOGO promo for their new King Jasmine and pistachio cloud drink. In theory, it worked out: get a drink right when they open, head over to the airport,… Continue reading Pistachio Cloud King Jasmine – HeyTea
On January 21, I hung out with a friend at Irvine Spectrum! We had a chill hangout, grabbing lunch together, walking around and doing some window and real shopping, before parting ways. Later that day, I drove to the new Omomo in Tustin to get a drink! In their new Tustin exclusive Magnolia promotion series,… Continue reading Magnolia Matcha – Omomo Tea Shoppe
January 19 was a pretty busy day: I ran some errands with my parents, tried a new local bakery, got boba with my sister, and then dropped her off at school for the spring semester. Boba of choice was from Jam Jam, because we haven't been for a while. Mostly because my sister usually gets… Continue reading Snow Blossom Jasmine Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
January 18 was a chill day. My family went out to dinner, but during the day, my sister and I went to Bako! Next up on my milk tea list was the roasted oolong. Generally the flavor profile is pretty predictable. Boba as usual. The drink tasted as expected: the tea flavor was very roasty… Continue reading Roasted Oolong Tea Latte – Bako Tea House
On January 17, my sister and I took a drive out to TP Tea! Actually, we were going to go to Bako, but when we tried online ordering, they had no boba... The velvet series still looked appealing, and I was intrigued by the lychee series they had going on. For a milk tea, they… Continue reading Velvet Lychee Fresh Milk Tea – TP Tea
