Never heard of boba tea before this, but it sounds unpleasant. I don't want little balls of tapioca in... anything, but especially not ruining tea.
Milkshake all the way.
Milkshake all the way.
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Boba Tea or Milkshake? (Choose)
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nice! then maybe this poll will be closer in another 5-10 years. :)
I live in the fucking land of boba and I would trade it all to get one of those super artificial Burger King milkshakes.
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).
Tea with salted cheese? 🤢
They're really not in the same category. I can drink bubble tea and not die, but a milkshake is practically a meal, itself.
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You know, I'm gonna have a Boba today.
Only because a Boba shop is right near I work whereas a milkshake place is blocks away
Milk shake. I think boba tea relies too much on the novelty. I think of it like dip n dots. It's neat, but not really something I consider better than alternatives. Any flavor of boba tea I can make into a milkshake. And if you asked me do I want mango water with balls in it or a mango milk shake, I'm gonna pick the milk shake. Also, you can get a boba milk shake, so it wins.
You haven't lived. Salty/sweet, it's a perfect combo. The fries have to be good though for it to work, can't use soggy fries or undersalted fries. Gotta be crispy, fresh, and salty.
That's not what I'm saying at all, look up San Gabriel Valley aka 626 in the States. It literally has better boba than 99% of Asia, not just some good boba shops. There are some good ones in Taiwan that rivals or just a bit better than what 626 offers, but that's it.
And for the guy that mentioned bay area, sorry but all the brands you listed are trash tier as the other dude pointed out...
Ooh, will have to swing by that area the next time I'm in California. Having said that, nothing beats the sheer value of a cup of boba in Taiwan. What can go for 5 USD on average here, you can get for little over 1 USD, there.
cmon people, it's obviously milkshake.
All things being equal, like if cost, availability, dietary affect, etc are the same, anybody who is choosing boba tea over a milkshake is a loon.
If it wasn't going to kill me, I'd have a milk shake every fucking day of my life. But it'll kill me so I can't.
I only get boba tea like... maybe... once or twice a year. It's pretty good though, I'd just never chose it over a milkshake.
All things being equal, like if cost, availability, dietary affect, etc are the same, anybody who is choosing boba tea over a milkshake is a loon.
If it wasn't going to kill me, I'd have a milk shake every fucking day of my life. But it'll kill me so I can't.
I only get boba tea like... maybe... once or twice a year. It's pretty good though, I'd just never chose it over a milkshake.
Any 'Western' city that has a large Asian disapora presence and/or a large Asian student community will very likely have some form of boba tea outlet or two.
It's sugarcane juice freshly squeezed. You can get it with a couple flavor, but my favorite is a little kumquat and fresh coconut meat in there.
I like the taste of milkshakes a little bit more, but they're much heavier and I can only do milkshakes a couple of times per year since it's pretty much an entire meal.
Boba/bubble tea is much lighter and I could have it a few times a week if I wanted to so I went with that.
Boba/bubble tea is much lighter and I could have it a few times a week if I wanted to so I went with that.
Whataburger fries with a milkshake is a heavenly experience.
Boba is great on ice cream but not in tea.
I would totally drink a milkshake that had Boba in it. That would be way better.
Anyways, I voted milkshake.
I would totally drink a milkshake that had Boba in it. That would be way better.
Anyways, I voted milkshake.
I can't vote in the poll because I like bubble tea in milkshake/smoothie form (with no pearls). And as a Vancouverite, the term "boba" irrationally angers me. No ones calls it that here.
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Love me some milkshake, but I love anything that contains tea more, so Boba Tea for sure.
Pretty sure it's less diabetes-inducing as well, sometimes when I see some milkshakes, I can feel my blood sugar level rising dangerously already. That been said, some Boba Tea are hella filthy in that department as well for that matter.
Pretty sure it's less diabetes-inducing as well, sometimes when I see some milkshakes, I can feel my blood sugar level rising dangerously already. That been said, some Boba Tea are hella filthy in that department as well for that matter.
I know there's been a movement away from calling it 波霸奶茶 or Bōbà nǎichá but that's more because it's slang for big breasts but I'm surprised in Vancouver its not used like it has been in the US. 珍珠奶茶 or zhēnzhū nǎichá (Pearl milk tea) is apparently most common in Taiwan. Technically bubble is the only term that doesn't actually make any sense/isn't derived from anything in Mandarin.
Edit: nevermind digging a bit in and bubble comes from Signapore specifically 泡泡茶 or pào pào chá
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I voted Boba because I like the pearls, and get them in regular teas at our place. Way I get mine, it's not a dessert drink. Milkshakes are fantastic.. when I can get through them. Sugar content is waaaay too high, end up feeling sick. I grew up with "finish your plate" drilled in from a younger age, so if I buy a thing I'm going to eat/drink the whole thing.
Or just salted foam, yes. Can't knock it till you tried it. People put milk in their tea all the time, so this is sort of the same thing. Can't really taste the cheese unless you drink the skim at the top, but you can either do that or shake to mix it up.
Canada only just calls them "bubble tea" (and whenever I see this, I feel like it's probably a powder and not the actual thing). I think it's still 'boba' if you go to say, places in Richmond though, I think?
If I were still in my teens or early 20s I'd vote milkshake without hesitation, but they're just too sweet for me these days. Hell, milk tea is almost too sweet for me these days too, but I can still enjoy one on occasion. Milkshakes are more of a once a year indulgence for me now.
"Milk tea" is also common on menus here.
I don't recall that in Richmond but I'm not there much. I'm only going by what I have seen written in English, too.
From my experience though, if I see "bubble tea" it's often not made from real tea, so the connotation from the name strikes me as "oh, it's not actual (boba) tea in this case". Trying to think if I've seen anywhere around the US that actually calls it that.
Yeah, I've only ever heard it called "bubble tea". Trying to name it after Boba Fett isn't going to make me run out to buy one.
That said, I've never had it, and I don't know if there's anywhere around here that sells it, and I probably wouldn't go there anyway because of COVID.
Milkshakes, however, I can make myself.
That said, I've never had it, and I don't know if there's anywhere around here that sells it, and I probably wouldn't go there anyway because of COVID.
Milkshakes, however, I can make myself.