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Yesterday I went out with friends I haven’t seen for 6 years (!) to get dinner together! It was really great getting to catch up and realize how much, and how little, has changed. After dinner we had to get boba, and we headed to Omomo which was nearby. Surprisingly, the line wasn’t too bad!… Continue reading Taro Paste with Fresh Milk – Omomo Tea Shoppe
Tonight my family went to go eat Japanese food at the big Mitsuwa Market in Costa Mesa. It’s been a while since I last went, and it’s really gotten a huge makeover. This included the new boba spot, Umacha! It seems like all of their normal milk teas are made from a dairy-free soy powder.… Continue reading Strawberry Matcha Latte – Umacha
Yesterday we went to dinner at a Chinese cafe near Bopomofo’s Artesia location. Dinner was yummy, and since we came all the way, I had to get a drink. I was debating between a couple things on the menu, but ended up with the honey roasted oolong milk tea. The honey with the oolong sounded… Continue reading Honey Roasted Oolong Milk Tea – Bopomofo Cafe
Yesterday my parents went to pick up a delivery meal for dinner. They were in the 7 Leaves area, so we got drinks to go with our dinner! I love 7 Leaves’ stuff and tried a lot of the menu already. I decided to go for something new on their secret menu, and went with… Continue reading Tea Rex – 7 Leaves Cafe
My boba entries are slightly delayed…but yesterday after landing in Los Angeles, we stopped by Bako on the way home for some boba! First American boba of the trip. After a look at the menu, I went with a Jasmine milk tea. It was also in their featured milk teas section of their online order… Continue reading Jasmine Green Tea Latte – Bako Tea House
This morning(? Yesterday in Japan?) I left to go home to America for the winter holidays! As of the 26th, Gong Cha came out with a new drink just in time as I'm leaving the country! A perfect opportunity for a last boba in Japan for now The drink is a matcha base, made with… Continue reading Warabi Mochi Brown Sugar Matcha Milk Tea (わらびもち黒糖抹茶 ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
Here's the second of the two Gong Cha 7/11 bottled drink collaboration! The second of the two bottles is a fruity tea, as opposed to the other milk tea. This one is made with sweet, juicy yellow peach, and Alishan Oolong Tea from Taiwan. The amount of fruit juice in here is 1%. The drink… Continue reading Alishan Ooolong Peach Tea-ade (阿里山烏龍ピーチティーエード) – Gong Cha
I’m in Sapporo this weekend to see a concert! As my afternoon snack, I went to Gong Cha for boba. As of a few days ago, they rereleased the gingerbread man bottle series! I didn’t get one last year, and wanted to get it as soon as possible this time around. Like the Heartful bottle,… Continue reading Gingerbread Man Strawberry Alishan Oolong Milk Tea (ジンジャーブレッドマン ストロベリー阿里山ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
Today I went to Shiraoi to check out the National Ainu Museum, Upopoy! I would have gotten boba there…except it seems like there isn’t any local boba at all. This made a good chance to get boba again in Sapporo, especially to check back at The Alley, another place I haven’t been to in a… Continue reading Grape Yogurt Smoothie with Tea (葡萄のティーグルト) – The Alley
Today’s a casual Saturday Sapporo trip, running around doing some shopping and eating seasonal foods. I was planing on ending my day with boba from The Tea, but it seems as of August 22, they closed this location and are moving to Cocono, opening on September 12. This was a bit of a plot twist,… Continue reading Earl Grey Milk Tea (アールグレイミルクティー) – Gong Cha
