On November 26th, it was my first full day at home in a couple months! My school was off for Thanksgiving break, and I'm spending a few days at home with family and friends. My sister wanted to get boba, and I had a boba checklist to get through coming back home, ha! First stop,… Continue reading Jin Xuan Oolong Milk Tea – Bopomofo Cafe
On October 13th, my sister came to visit me! My school had a mini break from classes, and coincidentally, my sister was also on break from school, and her and her friends were spending it in San Jose. They came down for a day to hang out, and it was very sweet of her friend… Continue reading Osmanthus Oolong Tea – Teaspoon
On August 25th, I started graduate school! My parents and I drove up from Southern California in the morning and arrived in Northern California around late afternoon the day before so I could move in. While I was doing orientation things during the day, my parents spent the day in San Jose, mostly getting food… Continue reading Liquid Gold – Teaspoon
Gong Cha has renewed its collaboration with 7/11 this year! With newe packaging comes new drinks. Like last year, the collab consists of two bottled drinks, one milk tea, and one tea ade. The milk tea is the same, a brown sugar oolong milk tea, just with updated packaging. The tea ade this year is… Continue reading Alishan Ooolong Mango Tea-ade (阿里山烏龍マンゴーティーエード) – Gong Cha
I took a quick trip to Tokyo this weekend! I secured tickets to a concert of a group I’m a huge fan of (and their last one as a whole group…), and so I made a slightly last minute trip. When in Tokyo, get boba, and especially, Truedan. It was on the way to my… Continue reading Oolong Milk Tea (ウーロンミルクティー（鉄観音)) – Truedan
Today’s my first full day in Fukuoka! Today I did some casual sightseeing around the main Fukuoka city area, including Ohori Park, Fukuoka Tower, and then caught the finale of the Dontaku Festival. My lunch was right next to a boba place that looked promising. The boba scene in Fukuoka is very strong (at least,… Continue reading Premium Oolong Milk Tea (極上ウーロンミルクティー) – Sho Shin Tea
After a long weekend, I’m heading home from Sapporo! I got a parfait in the morning, and grabbed a boba before leaving to meet up with a friend! I’m back at The Alley again to get another drink. This drink actually came out back in October, but I haven’t had a chance to try it… Continue reading Maple White Peach Oolong Milk Tea (メープル白桃烏龍ミルクティー) – The Alley
Today I’m in Sapporo hanging out for the three day weekend! I went to the Sapporo Olympics Museum, and then did some casual shopping the rest of the day. I got boba from The Alley as a midday snack of sorts! As of 1/22, The Alley Japan released a “Sweet and Bitter” series. It consists… Continue reading Bitter Cocoa with Tea (ビターティーココア) – The Alley
Today’s my last day at home in America before heading back to Japan. I was craving Arby’s curly fries because they’re a unique American favorite of mine, and Jan Jam is in the same plaza! It’s quickly becoming a new family favorite, and we all look forward to getting their drinks. Today I went with… Continue reading Oolong Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
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
