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The Bubble Tea Craze Across Europe and America
Over the last 9 years the bubble tea craze from the Far East spread like wildfire
across Europe and the US and even the Middle East.
The drinks are now ubiquitous on High Streets, from cities to small towns.
It is often brightly coloured, sometimes served with milk, with a layer of jelly-like globules
- tapioca balls - that settle at the bottom of the cup.
Drunk through an extra thick straw with a spoon-shaped tip,
it is a mouthful of tea and chewiness - both a drink and a snack.
"It's an absolute phenomenon."
"It is something that at first was a bit difficult to grasp, it's a different taste experience."
"My favourite flavour is taro milk, which is a root vegetable, lilac in colour."
While it's still yet to grow in popularity in the UK,
it's extremely popular in Germany according to market research firm Mintel.
Even McDonald's has started serving it.
So what are your thoughts on bubble tea?
Have you tried it?
Or have all the health scares around bubble tea detered you?
A bubble tea drinking competition in Germany
The shocked reactions on peoples faces from the pearls and bubbles in the tea...
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