After my basically 15-day boba vacation, I'm currently attempting to do an anti-boba (drink) diet until September...barring other circumstances, like meeting up with a friend for boba. Before my vacation, I recently got in contact with a friend I haven't talked to in a few years, and I suggested we get boba. Then my vacation… Continue reading Matcha Bun with Tapioca Ball – Gimyo Foods
Happy Father's Day! It's mid-June and summer, which means t'is the season for drinks and ice cream! Not a drink today, but actually the first boba ice cream review in a while. This time, matcha flavored! So I haven't had a drink in a bit, and I figured it'd be nice to treat myself to… Continue reading Matcha Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bar – A Chino (阿奇儂)
This week is Finals week, and I took a Sociolinguistics class this past quarter. For our final, we had to write a report on a topic of our own choosing and conduct our own research. I was trying to decide what linguistic variable I wanted to investigate, and I did feel I preferred a lexical… Continue reading A Boba Sociolinguistics Report
My parents went grocery shopping this morning, and brought back a pack of frozen steamed buns filled with boba! The package claims that boba goes great with milk tea, which makes me think that there will be a boba and milk tea cream filling inside. The package contains 6 individual frozen buns, and preferably steamed.… Continue reading Taiwan Bubble Tea Bun
Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, which is my favorite Chinese holiday. Okay, well, not actually, but more specifically the festive food (Tang Yuan) is my favorite Chinese festival food. Is that shallow? Probably, but food is still an important part of culture, right? In all seriousness though, every part of culture should be valued in… Continue reading Black Sugar Pearl Flavored Tang Yuan
I used to think 85 Degrees was overrated, and that their bread selection wasn't that large or special. Now, I really like consuming most forms of carbs anyway, so if you give me bread (with ingredients that I like), I'll still eat it. If I go into an 85 Degrees, I'll probably want to get… Continue reading Milk Tea Bun – 85 Degrees Bakery
Sunmerry recently came out with boba egg tarts, and more recently made them available at all California locations. Naturally, I had to try them out, since we got 7 Leaves yesterday, and Sunmerry is located in the same plaza. The tart is composed of a flaky crust, a milk tea egg custard base (under the… Continue reading Boba Egg Tart – Sunmerry Bakery
Today's a hot day, which is a great occasion for boba! Or ice cream. Or both. Today I went with the boba ice cream bar from Tiger Sugar (that's stocked up in our freezer). Tiger Sugar is a super popular and big brand that might have started the brown sugar boba milk trend actually. Don't… Continue reading Boba Milk Ice Cream Bar – Tiger Sugar
Another big fad floating around the internet and society lately is boba ice cream! Most places you'll see brown sugar boba flavor, because that's the biggest trend in the boba drink world right now and an identifiable flavor. I wouldn't be surprised if milk tea was another flavor being produced, but I have yet to… Continue reading Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bar – Xiao Mei (小美)
So during this lockdown period, I've barely gone outside, which means I've gotten my boba fix less...or so I thought. In reality, instead of me going out, my dad has been going out every weekend or so, so I'm still getting my weekly dose of tapioca. But in case that you aren't able to go… Continue reading Boba in Quarantine / DIY Boba
