Fruit Bubble Drinks

There are basically two kinds of bubble drinks. The original is a bubble tea drink made with brewed tea (that’s actually where the name “bubble” came from as in “bubbling tea”). The other basic variety has no tea and it’s usually known as a fruit bubble drink. The “boba” refers to the black tapioca “pearls”. So as these drinks became the rage in Chinatown the names bubble and boba got used interchangeably. As long as the customer and seller understand what is desired, people in the neighborhood really don’t care what you call it.  It has a number of different names in Chinatown… here are a few I know:

• fruit boba drink
• fruit bubble drink
• fruit milk bubble drink
• fruit milk boba drink
• fruit milk bubble tea

Any way you say it the vendor will know what you are talking about. All are served with lots of ice and a big straw to get those tapioca boba pearls that gravitate on the bottom of the delicious beverage. The flavor combination’s are in the thousands because each is made to order and the menu of flavor choices is rather extensive. Ask the preparer for a non-dairy milk substitute if you like, it’s usually available. The Century Cafe and Bakery like most of the big Chinese Manhattan Bakeries does not make their own boba. They get a delivery every morning at around 9:30 AM or so. You can usually order a boba drink at 10:00 AM. One more thing, you can have a coffee boba drink here too !! Don’t forget to click that image two more times to blow it up t oas big as your screen. I guarantee it will make you thirsty for one. Enjoy !!