🧋Boba tea🧋

what's boba tea😕?      

                              it's a popular drink originated in taiwan in 1980s,also known as bubble tea.This tea consist of a tea base mixed with milk or fruit .The tea base (black,green,or oolong-is a tea of chinese origin made from partially oxidized tea leaves).The tea is served cold or hot and also adds chewy tapioca pearls and other toppings like jelly,pudding,or popping boba.

                             The tea is served in clear cups with a wide straw for sipping the drink and toppings simultaneously.it's available in many varities of flavours as classic milk tea ,mango etc

CAN WE MAKE IT AT HOME?

              why not ,it's a simple recipe ,here we go:

       

    

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 tea bags or 2 teaspoons of loo
se-leaf tea                          

* 1/2 cup milk or non -dairy milk

* 2 tablespoons sugar 

* ice cubes

for the tapioca pearls(boba)

*1/4 cup tapioca pearls 

*2 cups of water for cooking the pearls

*1 tablespoon sugar or honey 

START COOKING :

step 1 : cook the tapioca pearls

*Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small pot.Add the tapioca pearls and stir gently to prevent them from sticking.Reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20min.Turn off the heat and let the pearls sit for another 10min to soften.Drain and rinse with cold water.Toss the pearls in sugar or honey for extra flavor

step 2 : brew the tea

*boil water and steep the tea bags or loose-leaf tea for 5-7min.Remove the tea bags or strain the leaves and let the tea cool to room temperature.

step 3: assemble the boba tea 

*Add the cooked tapioca pearls to the bottom of a tall glass.Pour the brewed tea over the pearls.Stir in the milk and sugar .Add ice cubes if serving cold

                Use a wide straw to sip both the drink and the pearls easily

     Enjoy your homemade boba tea!