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Boba Tea or Milkshake? (Choose)

Which do you prefer?

  • Boba Tea.

    Votes: 326 34.3%

  • Milkshake.

    Votes: 624 65.7%
  • Total voters
    950
BossAttack

BossAttack

Member
Oct 27, 2017
42,949
Both are essentially dessert beverages and both cost pretty much the same. So, which would you prefer?

For me, the answer is clearly milkshake. If Boba Tea was cheaper then sure I'd buy it a lot more. But, when you're about $5 a cup then I'll just go get a tasty milkshake. Also, you can dip fries in your milkshake. You can't do that with Boba Tea.


Boba Tea.

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Milkshake.

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Grug

Grug

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,644
Coffee > Milkshake > Boba Tea

Not a fan of little gelatinous blobs in my beverage.
 
Quinton

Quinton

Specialist at TheGamer / Reviewer at RPG Site
Member
Oct 25, 2017
17,253
Midgar, With Love
Milkshake. Listen, Boba Tea is cool and all, but I'm not fond of the balls themselves. I've got nothing to compete against whilst I slurp myself a nice vanilla milkshake.
 
Morrigan

Morrigan

Spear of the Metal Church
Member
Oct 24, 2017
34,307
Delicious ice-cream-based refreshment vs snot balls? Easiest poll ever
 
Coolluck

Coolluck

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,399
This is one of the only places such a terrible poll wouldn't be a complete blowout. Milkshake.
 
Kapryov

Kapryov

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,129
Australia
I used to love milkshakes as a kid but they make me feel kinda sick to get through one these days.

Boba any day.
So many variations too. There's something for everybody, even those that don't like the pearls...
 
darz1

darz1

Member
Dec 18, 2017
7,073
I grew up on milkshakes but boba is the truth.

honeydew with rainbow jelly
Taro with red beans
Coconut with lychee jelly
 
Addleburg

Addleburg

The Fallen
Nov 16, 2017
5,062
They're both super sugary drinks, but a milkshake is definitely more luxurious, special thing IMO. I feel like boba is much more of a casual treat. But maybe that's because my girlfriend and I would get boba pretty commonly when we'd visit the mall pre-COVID, whereas milkshakes were much less of a frequent thing despite me enjoying them more.
 
kamikaze

kamikaze

One Winged Slayer
Member
Dec 2, 2017
55
singapore
i wouldn't expect most ERA people to vote for bubble tea since i don't think it's as accessible in the western hemisphere. i know you can get it but i don't think there's as much variety/quality as you can get in asia.
 
Okabe

Okabe

Is Sometimes A Good Bean
Member
Aug 24, 2018
19,893
Boba

Brown sugar oat milk with brown sugar pearls yesssssss
 
subpar spatula

subpar spatula

Refuses to Wash his Ass
Member
Oct 26, 2017
22,082
Really depends on the flavor and quality for bubble tea. You could get a standard chocolate and it's basically milk with nesquik quality, and that tends to range in the $5 range.
 
Exagenous

Exagenous

Member
Jan 3, 2018
79
I want to vote for bubble tea because it can definitely hit the spot but dang if I wouldn't go for a good milkshake every time.
 

Hound

Member
Jul 6, 2019
1,827
Boba tea is generally available in more flavors and generally would have less calories than milkshakes. It's boba tea.
 
djplaeskool

djplaeskool

Member
Oct 26, 2017
19,732
I feel like Milkshakes have the higher ceiling here.
I've had some great boba teas, but I've also had a few utterly incredible shakes.
 
Curler

Curler

Member
Oct 26, 2017
15,596
Boba, but for everyone saying that you don't like the toppings, you can enjoy milk teas without any toppings at all, or getting salted/cheese foams as well, that mix in.

I've always thought that milkshakes are just too thick/too filling and could never finish one.
 
Kyuuji

Kyuuji

The Favonius Fox
Member
Nov 8, 2017
31,971
Curler said:
Boba, but for everyone saying that you don't like the toppings, you can enjoy milk teas without any toppings at all, or getting salted/cheese foams as well, that mix in.

I've always thought that milkshakes are just too thick/too filling and could never finish one.
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Cheese foam in milky tea?
 
Curler

Curler

Member
Oct 26, 2017
15,596
Kyuuji said:
From a quick google seems to be that cream cheese like on carrot cake, which is awesome, so I can see it.

Initially pictured like that plastic orange spray cheese the US has and 🤢
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Ohhhhh nonono lol The Happy Lemon global chain is a good example of it (milk tea w/foam in front row, tea w/foam in back row).

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Kapryov

Kapryov

Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,129
Australia
Those that are complaining about the "snot" or whatever, the tapioca balls.
The pearls are the most common default topping, but they are one of many many options.

You can have aloe, beans, popping balls, jelly, etc
Or no topping at all.
You can have milky or fresh tea. You can often choose how much ice or even sugar you want (one of my go-to teas is just fresh green tea with aloe, no pearls, no sugar, no ice - perfect for hot days).

Maybe people don't have as many options in the US or something. Boba places are all over in Australia, and they are amazing.

edit: oh yeah, the foam is awesome too
 
MrPink

MrPink

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,298
I'm Asian, and I enjoy Boba Tea, but I prefer milkshakes. Boba does provide greater variety though.
 
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