47 Refreshing and Nutritional Bubble Tea Facts For You

Teas are everyone's favorite, some countries are known for their rich history which involves both invention and export of these teas which are loved by so many people today.

Bubble tea or boba tea are different names for the same kind of tea. The name of this tea is different in different locations; in the east they are known as bubble tea whereas in the west they are famous for the name boba tea.

Tea was invented in China and India, it can be said that the Chinese found their tea way earlier than the Indians did. One theory also suggests that the invention of tea is around 5000 years old and was invented in the year 2732 B.C.

Tea leaves were first acknowledged by Emperor Shen. The leaves were accidentally discovered by this famous Chinese emperor. The king was immediately blown away by the beautiful scent of the tea leaves and was interested to know what it really is.

Today, the term tea means different things for different cultures. The origination can be marked to east Asia but today all kinds of cultures have their very own recipes for these teas.

The Invention Of Bubble Tea

Bubble tea was invented in the year 1986, although bubble tea shops in those times were not as famous as they are today. Let's find out more about how bubble tea was invented.

• Bubble milk tea is known for the delicious tapioca balls at the bottom and bubble-like foam at the top.
• Bubble teas are famous all across the world and they are very different from classic milk tea.
• Bubble tea has many different names, depending on the country or the culture, people have given this tea many different names.
• Due to the chewy tapioca balls in some cultures, bubble tea is also known as pearl milk tea.
• The boba milk tea, otherwise known as tapioca tea, was invented by a tea shop worker by accident.
• The invention of the very famous tapioca pearls was an accident and later these momi milk tea became a hit.
• Once a tea shop worker was simply having a very boring day and sipping tea. While she was working and in order to pass the time and entertain herself, she simply popped her fen yuan into the tea.
• In the earlier time, the tapioca pearls were a side dessert and weren't added to milk teas.
• The tea shop worker added the sweetened tapioca pearls and then invented the famous pearl tea.
• After this accident invention, they soon started serving bubble tea, and it became a hit among the customers.
• Today there are many bubble tea flavors from strawberry to kiwi, the list doesn't end.
• When the tapioca ball was first served they were smaller in size. Many bubble tea shops started serving larger white tapioca balls and gave it the name boba milk tea or tea boba.
• The first bubble tea was made in the late 1980s.
• Soon after the invention of bubble teas, a number of bubble tea shops opened throughout Taiwan and it spread to their neighboring cultures as well.
• The Chinese tea cold was also invented in a similar way, during that time, the Japanese cold tea was very famous, and in order to introduce the same tea to china, one Chinese tea shop owner started serving it under a different name.
• In the earlier times, the boba nai cha also known as bubble tea was simply made by adding tapioca pearls, however soon due to increasing popularity cocktail shaker were started getting into use, in order to produce the bubble foam over the tea.
• Today there are many fruit flavors available for this tea. In earlier times, the boba was made from cassava roots.
• Cassava root was used in the making of these bubble teas in order to obtain the tapioca starch.
• At present we have dedicated food chains whose only purpose is to introduce more bubble tea flavors. Back in the 1980s this wasn't the case! They've only recently become a very popular drink in many different countries and cultures.
• In Taiwan, bubble tea was made simply from the cassava plant root and some fresh milk.
• A few of the original flavors of the bubble tea are the black tea, which then was added with fresh milk.
• Green tea was also used instead of black tea and either milk or milk powder was used in order to make them creamy like other milk teas before adding the tapioca pearls.

Main Ingredients Of Bubble Tea

Bubble tea is a Taiwanese creation and thus, the original recipe and ingredient list also come from the same country.

• From then to now, a lot has changed. In the earlier times during the initial discovery day of bubble tea, there were very few flavors.
• One famous bubble tea recipe was to add milk to black tea and then add the tapioca.
• The tea tapioca was also made from green tea as well. As it got famous many adjustments came in and other flavors such as honey, cocoa, chocolate, and syrup started getting used for the boba tea.
• Famous companies such as gong cha and tiger sugar dominate the international market for this boba tea.
• One of the famous bubble tea facts is in the Taiwan culture boba tea is a staple nighttime tea, whereas, in countries such as the USA, pearl tea is seen as a snack.
• These bubble teas now have many variations, the main two kinds of variations are either fruit bubble tea or milk boba tea.
• Another less known bubble tea facts are the sole reason why bubble tea became famous in countries like America is due to the large Asian immigration in the country.
• Famous cafes such as Boba Life further used their imagination to extend the ingredient list of this Taiwan tea and made it even more famous among customers.
• A less known bubble tea fact is these teas are filled with calories, around one tapioca ball can have from 6 to 12 calories.

Health Benefits Of Bubble Tea

Teas are more healthy compared to coffees, some teas also have the power to treat insomnia and other diseases.

• Bubble tea was famous among school-going children as they'd sip these teas to get instant energy.
• Bubble tea is indeed a good source of energy.
• Green tea-based boba teas are great for your immune system.
• It's widely known that boba tea is a successful stress release among young people.
• Fruit-based boba teas such as mango and strawberry have great antioxidant power.
• A proven study claims that boba tea can efficiently stabilize the mood and release happy hormones.

Fun Facts About Bubble Tea

Britain might have made tea fancy and famous, but they didn't invent it. Since the third century, countries such as China, India, and Myanmar have been making teas and adding their cultural values to them.

• There are around two famous legends that revolve around the invention of the famous bubble tea.
• The first legend that is widely known among bubble tea shops in Taiwan is a tea maker who accidentally made this tea by adding tapioca pearls to it.
• The second legend suggests that bubble tea was indeed a planned invention and was made with inspiration from Japanese cold tea.
• Bubble tea was introduced to the common folks of Taiwan in the year 1980, within the next decade the bubble tea craze spread to the neighboring countries.
• In Asia, it wasn't hard for bubble tea to get famous, but in western countries, the bubble tea magic didn't spread until the Taiwanese immigrant themselves started making it there.
• The first bubble tea shops were opened by Taiwanese immigrants in Los Angeles and California.
• In California, we know bubble tea as boba. This is famous as the tapioca pearls used in boba tea are slightly bigger than the ones used in bubble tea.
• It took a great deal of time for bubble tea to reach the Singapore market. However, by the year 2001, many Singapore-based bubble tea shops started selling more than a hundred cups per day, and then it increased to around a thousand cups per day.
• Since bubble tea was made in Taiwan, the Taiwan tea makers reaped the rewards of its popularity in the early days.
• In the initial years, local Singaporean tea makers enjoyed customer attention, but as soon as the Taiwan tea shops opened they started having fewer profits.