On May 23, my dad and I went grocery shopping, and in the afternoon, I went to Omomo with my sister for a drink! At this point I've tried most of the milk tea drinks on the menu, so I'm slowly going through foam topping and tea combinations. This day, I opted for the Gyokuro,… Continue reading Gyokuro Creamomo (Cheese) – Omomo Tea Shoppe
On May 22, my sister and I went out to get boba at Bako! Not much else to the start of my summer really... It was 4pm when we went (not to mention a little bit of a drive!), so I opted for a drink that is lower in caffeine, the genmaicha! It's a loose… Continue reading Genmaicha Latte – Bako Tea House
On May 20th, my friend drove me home from Northern California, since she's also from Southern California. We set out at 6am (doesn't help I went to bed at 2am the night before, oops) and arrived by noon, the only good part about leaving early! My sister had a doctor's appointment that afternoon, and after… Continue reading Camellia Oolong Milk Tea – Bopomofo Cafe
On April 15th, my dad came to visit since he had business in San Jose! A large part of his visit was to drop off my old computer because my current one was having troubles...Since he came from San Jose, I asked for boba, and he delivered me not one, but two! I've heard good… Continue reading White Champaca Milk Tea – Molly Tea
On March 21st, I hung out with my boyfriend's family. I was at my boyfriend's place staying over the weekend before going back to school post-spring break. I went out to lunch with his family at a Korean place, and across the street we spotted a shop called Mew Tea. My boyfriend wanted boba after… Continue reading Jasmine Green Milk Tea – Mew Tea
March 20th was our last day in Taiwan. After checking out of our hotel, my family went to go eat dim sum, and then while my parents went to eat some shaved ice, I took my sister to a Wushiland. I didn't get a drink, because I figured we'd get one later at the airport...Our… Continue reading Honey Peach Oolong Tea w/ boba (波霸水蜜桃烏龍) – Mazu Village
After our shaved ice on March 19th, my sister and I split off from our family to do our own shopping thing. During our adventures, we stopped by a proper Taiwanese TP Tea, so a double post for the day! No real drink yet of the day after all. I've never had TP Tea in… Continue reading Osmanthus Tieguanyin Tea Latte with Pearls (金桂觀音珍珠拿鐵) – TP Tea
On March 19th, my family made a trip out to Gonguan area, mainly going for shaved ice at our new favorite place. Before shaved ice though, we wanted an actual meal, so we found a random local Taiwanese place nearby to get a light lunch first. Then, we headed over to Mr. Chef Snow &… Continue reading Thai Tea Shaved Ice – Mr. Chef Snow & Tofu
On March 18, my dad, sister and I went to go get a head spa! It's the same one I saw on YouTube and took my friend to, which is located near Lungshan Temple. We hadn't had a drink yet that day, so after our head spa, we looked around the area to see our… Continue reading Apple Taiwanese Ching Tea (蘋果玉露青) – Daming
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
