Bubble tea virgin

[mlc2000]

I had Bubble Tea for the first ime Tuesday.
I kept thinking it was globs of snot coming up the straw.

Every time I thought I was gonna get a whole mouthful of refreshing flavoured tea, a few of these phlegm balls popped into my mouth.

Effing Gross.

[TigerEROS]

Those balls are called Tapioca.

You can opt not to have them next time. It'll be straight tea then.

[UrbanPoet]

I had Bubble Tea for the first ime Tuesday.
I kept thinking it was globs of snot coming up the straw.

Every time I thought I was gonna get a whole mouthful of refreshing flavoured tea, a few of these phlegm balls popped into my mouth.

Effing Gross.

hahaha sea gwai low. :lol:

[TigerEROS]

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[UrbanPoet]

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oooo. :-0

[Hulkster]

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[ji2o0k]

as previously mentioned, you can opt not to have tapioca. There is also the option of having lychee bits or some others instead of tapioca.

[Cryptic_Soul]

hahaha sea gwai low. :lol:
hahahaha

[mlc2000]

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Oh yea?
2 can play at that game!!


Moo Goo Guy Pan!!!

Egg Foo Yong!!

[1CBCsoul]

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lolz, i wonder if you can cause technically its just a buncha random words that can't be found in the english dictionary haha XD

[demha88]

the place at sq1 lets u put jelly in it instead

[jaigandhi5]

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what do they mean??????????

i dont think they are random words...because i have heard the last one before at my school....

but i just say it: SNIP :lol:

[blizzah]

the place at sq1 lets u put jelly in it instead

So does everyo other place.

[nano]

I had Bubble Tea for the first ime Tuesday.
I kept thinking it was globs of snot coming up the straw.

Every time I thought I was gonna get a whole mouthful of refreshing flavoured tea, a few of these phlegm balls popped into my mouth.

Effing Gross.word....

[D.NGUYEN]

Yah, you can get jelly instead of tapioca. Tapioca sure is good though.

[reflex]

lol this thread is hilarious..with the chinglish and all haha..bbt ROCKS

[mlc2000]

Yah, you can get jelly instead of tapioca. Tapioca sure is good though.

Dunno what the hell it was, I had it at Bubble Tease at Canada's Wonderland.
Seemed like jelly tots or something.

Kinda reminded me of Orbitz
http://www.retrocrush.com/front/orbitzduo.jpg

[TenzoR]

only the good stores has the tapioca cooked right ..

the others i dun bother, I usually just get jello to avoid the nasty tapioca that are hard

[NDman]

Where's your 'Bubble' avartar, mlc? Now imagine sucking that one through the straw... :-0

[N1_EVO]

Just to let you know..you can have it without the Tapicoa or you can sub. it for some jelly or cereal(if available)..I tend to think about the tapicoa as soft gummi bears or whatever soft candy. Take care...

[me!]

the bubbles in bubble teas are mainly supplied from china now, so eat at your own risk.

[keanefan]

yep- bubble tea with tapioca balls is awful. Expensive too- over $3.

Sometimes when I see non-Asians checking out the bubble tea- I feel like telling them- save your money, it tastes bad.

Go for juice or milkshakes.

[mlc2000]

Where's your 'Bubble' avartar, mlc? Now imagine sucking that one through the straw... :-0


Haha, I forgot about Bubbles - someone gave me ***** for never changing my avatar.

[Swift]

Expensive? That's why you get those take-out cards that let you get a free one every for every 9 stamps. I get jumbos everytime and it owns hard because I get the best flavour - Taro.

It works out to 20 cents an ounce.

I did the calculations.

[1CBCsoul]

Dunno what the hell it was, I had it at Bubble Tease at Canada's Wonderland.
Seemed like jelly tots or something.

Kinda reminded me of Orbitz
http://www.retrocrush.com/front/orbitzduo.jpg

ewww bubble tease is like the worse place to get bbt from.. its like english tea mixed with balls of hard black-dyed hardened water or something cause it tastes like nothing XD...

[djspazz]

Hey, I drink lots of bubble tea and I hate the tapioca pearls... I much prefer the coconut jelly bits... or the mango bits etc...

[Syn3rgy]

hahaha sea gwai low. :lol:
hehehehehe XD

[Cafe_333]

the bubbles in bubble teas are mainly supplied from china now, so eat at your own risk.Where are you getting your information from? Last I checked the supplies are being made here.

ewww bubble tease is like the worse place to get bbt from.. its like english tea mixed with balls of hard black-dyed hardened water or something cause it tastes like nothing XD...Bubble tease 'used' to be good when the first one opened up in Fairview. It had a good run and the bubble tea then was actually better than alot of bubble tea shops (or so i'm told) for almost a year then it declined. Mind you though, the product is geared towards the mainstream market and not so much the asian which is the right way of going at it. And they do use real chinese leaves, I've seen the leaves they used when I was inside the store.

[trini]

One of the few things that i dont like and its expensive.

[CLOSER]

Imagine on suckin on something a little wider than usual and u suck and suck until something hits the back of your throat and you gag on it.

Didnt like the gag reflex the first time, but the second time was a little easier to swallow.

Onto bubble tea! That "tapioca" stuff what is that, is that a plant, flour or stuff made from "general tsao's chicken" (rat meat??)

[me!]

Where are you getting your information from? Last I checked the supplies are being made here.

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in gvr a chinese news broadcast exposed the dirty little secrets about how they are made, and how they make them so chewy

[NDman]

Onto bubble tea! That "tapioca" stuff what is that, is that a plant, flour or stuff made from "general tsao's chicken" (rat meat??)

http://www.nutribase.com/cookingi.shtml


Tapioca - A starchy substance derived from the root of the "cassava plant" that is used as a thickening agent for soups, fruit fillings, and desserts. Used much like cornstarch.

[LuuC]

yup yup bubble tea is gross.

[sPiKyAZN]

I beg to differ, I get bubble tea with fresh peach juice ever time I go to pmall I love it!

[Steeve Urkel]

Ok,
interesting thread...

What is the "jelly" used in the bubble tea made from?
The place I go to had jelly and they buy it in these plastic containers that have chinese writing on it.

I usually have the lychee jelly, but last time had some that was mango and haped like stars.

Just wondering wtf and I eating?
The tapioca is ok, not very flavourful where I go .

Anyone know, since Urkel don't read real good Chinese?
Thanks...

[djspazz]

Ok,
interesting thread...

What is the "jelly" used in the bubble tea made from?
The place I go to had jelly and they buy it in these plastic containers that have chinese writing on it.

I usually have the lychee jelly, but last time had some that was mango and haped like stars.

Just wondering wtf and I eating?
The tapioca is ok, not very flavourful where I go .

Anyone know, since Urkel don't read real good Chinese?
Thanks...

I think it's mad of Conjac also known as konjac, konnyaku, yam flour, or glucomannan. Same stuff those jelly cups are made of that you find in Asian markets. It has the consistency as Lychees.

[Cafe_333]

in gvr a chinese news broadcast exposed the dirty little secrets about how they are made, and how they make them so chewyWell that maybe the case in GVR, but I was talking about Toronto. :)
Even with your referenced news report, it may not be reflective of all distributors in the GVA. If not manufacturered here, I do know that most imported supplies are from Taiwan. Only the odd are from China.

[mlc2000]

Imagine on suckin on something a little wider than usual and u suck and suck until something hits the back of your throat and you gag on it.

Didnt like the gag reflex the first time, but the second time was a little easier to swallow.



Are we on the same page??
I thought the OP was on Bubble Tea.

[B40]

It's been mentioned you can have no balls, but you can also request just a little bit of balls.

I usually get just a little bit of the lychee ones. But I'm not obsessed as some other people are.

[Truth]

See here is an example where "ignorance is NOT bliss".

1st of all to all the non Asian people on here;
you are NOT supposed to swallow the tapioca balls! They are meant to be chewed, tasted, and THEN swallowed. Tapioca bubbles are basically something you chew with your teeth! Not something you simply just swallow! Dang!

2nd, no tapioca is not made out of rat meat or whatever! it is derived from the Cassava root. I do hope most of you know what Cassava is... we have it in Vietnam, Thailand, the Phillipines, and other SOuth East Asian places.

3rd of all i find the lychee bits or coconut shreds tend to taste repetitive after awhile. its okay at first but, it gets really annoying chewing on them during the whole drink.

anyhow, here are my favourite bubble tea drinks

= the coffee one taste very strong and good ( i think they use Vietnamese mountain coffee and condensed milk?), for all the South East Asians and Caribbean people (Trini !;) try the SOURSOP bubble Tea its good too.

Mango bubble tea is alright, Green tea flavour is also alright, lychee, and theres a whole lot more i forget.

Anyways i'm new to this board and i really enjoy Vietnamese (my background!) food, Guyanese food, Jamaican food, Trini food, Chinese food, Thai food, and much more.



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[me!]

It's been mentioned you can have no balls, but you can also request just a little bit of balls.

Are we on the same page??
I thought the OP was on Bubble Tea

yeah, that's what I thought too.