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Do You Want a Tea Cocktail Mar-tea-ni or a Bubble Tea with Mixology

teasenz — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:24:00 +0000

Tea is the new coffee! As more and more restaurants, cafes and hotels starting to sell more exotic teas, a few of them are now trying to get creative in order to offer something unique. Here are two very good examples: Mar-tea-ni Berkeley’s Asha Tea House (2086 University Ave.) has always been a place for people with different levels of tea appreciation, including teenagers craving sweet boba drinks and connoisseurs who spend hours steeping top-grade high-mountain oolong leaves in a traditional gaiwan. Now there’s something for the boozehounds among us, too: Since August, Asha has been serving a small selection of tea cocktails. The drinks, which are available after 5:30 p.m., offer convincing evidence that tea and alcohol do, in fact, mix — better than you might imagine. Bubble Tea with Mixology The Frozen Old […]

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How To Easily Make Bubble Tea At Home

teasenz — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:19:22 +0000

While bubble tea has been very popular among teenagers in Asian countries. This is proven by the fact that even a bubble tea museum was opened last year in Taiwan. But that’s not it, bubble tea is now also making its way in Western countries with the world’s largest Bubble tea being created in Los Angeles created last year. Though it looks complicated to make, it’s actually really easy and much cheaper than buying it bubble tea store! 1. Buy Dry Tapioca Pearls Tapioca pearls can usually be purchased at any Asian/Chinese supermarket. Make sure it’s ‘Tapioca Starch’ (not potato) as they taste better! What you will be surprised how cheap they are and you will start wondering why bubble tea stores sells it for premium prices. 2. Dissolve Sugar in Hot Water Because bubble […]

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Bubble Tea is Here to Stay

teasenz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:14:16 +0000

There’s been a lot of news about chemical maleic anhydride in starch used to make bubble tea in Taiwan in terms of fears that the tapioca pearls may be toxic. The pearls have been recalled and there has been some debate on what will happen to bubble tea. Officials assure though, that bubble tea is here to stay. President Ma Ying-jeou has pledged that Taiwan will explain the incident to the international community and take action. This includes fast-tracking legislative review of amendments to Taiwan’s food sanitation act, as well as strengthening food-safety monitoring. Taiwan’s Department of Health has identified more than 20 firms involved in the cases of bad starch and destroyed 312 tons of products. The country’s local governments have been instructed to enforce stricter market inspections, while all relevant agencies will cooperate to […]

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Bubble Tea Museum In Taichung

teasenz — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 06:35:13 +0000

A bubble tea museum could open in Taichung, Taiwan by the end of this year to promote both tea culture and local tourism. The Chun Shui Tang Cultural Tea House, which is a locally renowned bubble tea maker, said it hopes the museum will better introduce to tourists the quintessential Taiwan-originating tea, complete with its black tapioca balls at the bottom of the cup. As Angela Liu, the tea house manager says, “We could take the opportunity to promote Taiwanese bubble tea to foreign tourists,” She said the museum is likely to provide information on the tea, along with courses that will allow visitors to hand-shake their own beverages. The idea of offering hands-on experiences came from a successful program the tea house is already running, which it developed with the Tourism Bureau about two years ago […]

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Make Your Own Bubble Tea

teasenz — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:28:50 +0000

Who doesn’t love bubble tea? The sweet cool beverage is hard to pass up walking through the asian supermarket or bubble tea stalls. Well with this recipe, you can make it at home. This recipe details how to make both the tea and “bubbles”, or Boba. How to Make Boba and Bubble Tea What You Need Ingredients 1/4 cup dried boba tapioca pearls per serving (NOT quick-cooking boba) 1-2 tea bags per serving, any kind 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar Milk, almond milk, or sweetened condensed milk Fruit juice or nectar (optional) Equipment Saucepan Bowl for holding the cooked boba Measuring cups Instructions 1. Cook the Boba: Measure 2 cups of water for every 1/4 cup of boba being prepared into a saucepan. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the boba […]

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