When bubble tea was first introduced to the West, you could get it only in cheery mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatowns and Koreatowns. While Asians and Asian Americans have been drinking bubble ...

From its origins in 1980s Taiwan to today's global craze, bubble tea or boba, has come a long way. Ask people under the age of 40 anywhere in the world whether they have ever tried the milky tea and ...

It seems that every neighborhood I visit in Japan these days is in the throes of tapioca drink fever. Television shows rave over bubble tea, although coverage has slowly begun to highlight less ...

In Britain, young people are whipping up specialised boba creations. The drinks hit the right notes for an emerging consumer base who can't get enough. An Instagram-worthy ombré bubble tea may not ...

This highly-addictive drink from Taiwan has spread around the world from Japan and Malaysia to the United States and Australia Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard not to notice Taiwan’s ...

SINGAPORE – Bubble tea has surged in popularity across Singapore in recent years, becoming a staple in the city-state's diverse appetite for food and beverages. However, along with its growing ...

What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink ...

BREDA, The Netherlands: There is a meme circulating on Instagram that describes Asian parents’ highest praise for desserts as “not too sweet”. Yet, an opposite trend is emerging among young ...

SINGAPORE: Bubble tea is a beverage that remains hugely popular in Singapore, with some people willing to queue for 30 minutes or more to get their favourite cup, but its potential impact on people's ...

Bubble tea is everywhere. In plenty of downtown areas, it’s hard to miss people walking about carrying cups of the beverage, sipping through extra-wide straws designed to suck up the boba—the chewy ...