The bubbly rise of Taiwanese boba tea
Sakuramochi and the taste of Japanese spring
Decoding the traditional Japanese breakfast
choko Bounce boba pearls to discover how iconic Asian drinks and sweets crossed global borders.
choko Chun Shui Tang and Hanlin Tea Room both claimed they invented bubble milk tea in Taichung and Tainan during the late 1980s.
Which Taiwanese city is home to the Chun Shui Tang teahouse, one of the two main claimants to the invention of boba tea?
What was the final ruling of the Taiwanese court in 2019 regarding the bubble tea lawsuit?
choko Seventeenth-century trade routes carried South American cassava roots to Asian kitchens
Which European colonial power first introduced the cassava plant to Taiwan during the 17th century?
From which geographic region is the cassava plant, the source of tapioca, originally native?
Boba straw design: Early boba sellers had to partner with plastic factories to customize extra-wide straws because standard straws couldn't fit the giant tapioca pearls.
Why do premium boba shops discard their cooked tapioca pearls after three to four hours?
What colloquial term do Taiwanese communities use to describe the ideal bouncy, chewy texture of boba pearls?
Chewy spheres made of tapioca starch that are commonly served in sweetened milk tea. Two competing tea rooms in Taiwan claimed the invention of this chewy addition in the late 1980s.
choko Boba in California Suburbs
Sipping sweet tea, chill at the plaza, living that boba life!
Which California valley became the historical epicenter of American boba culture in the 1990s?
Which historic US immigration law passed in 1965 paved the way for waves of Taiwanese immigration?