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Bubble tea or foam tea, is a sweetly flavored tea drink beverage invented in Taiwan in 1980s. Drink recipes may vary, but most bubble teas contain a tea base mixed with fruit (or fruit syrup) and/or milk. Ice blended versions of the drink are also available, usually in fruit flavors.
One of famous categories of bubble teas is "pearl milk tea" (also known as "boba (poba) milk tea" and "tapioca (ball) milk tea") contain small chewy balls made of starch like tapioca (cassava), potato or sweet potato called "pearls", "fenyuan" or "boba (poba)". Pearls made of jelly are also available in many places. These teas are shaken to mix the ingredients, creating a foam on the top of some varieties, hence the name.
Bubble tea originated in Taiwan in the 1980s, first spread to nearby East Asian countries, migrated to Canada before spreading to Chinatowns throughout the United States, and then to various college towns along the West Coast.[1] The first cafe in the UK to specialise in bubble tea-making was opened in April 2011.[2]