Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various colored tapioca pearls in white bowls - Michael Dechev/Shutterstock Boba tea is one of those trends that has defied ...

Since gaining popularity in Asia during the 1980s and '90s, the ongoing bubble tea trend just keeps getting stronger. As the tea loaded with boba pearls gains widespread traction, its risks are also ...

How to make bubble tea from scratch at home with rich black sugar syrup, chewy tapioca pearls, and creamy milk tea that rivals your favorite café. Learn how simple ingredients like cassava starch, ...

Boba tea, aka the popular drink characterized by edible tapioca pearls, is having a moment. Not only has it skyrocketed in demand during the pandemic (in May 2020, Yelp named it as the most popular ...

Without enough workers to unload shipping containers, the pandemic has caused another shortage of products: boba pearls used to make bubble tea. Now there is a national shortage of boba, the dark, ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. Boba, bubble tea, pearls, tapioca balls; whatever the name, the chewy ball drink that ...

Bubble tea can be a delicious, sweet treat — but is it all that good for you? Consumer Reports has released the results of a recent investigation into the contents of a bubble tea (also referred to as ...

LED. ONCE A NICHE TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA IS NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE AND GROWING IN POPULARITY, AND THE STAR OF THE SHOW, THOSE TAPIOCA BOBA PEARLS MADE FROM CASSAVA, CASSAVA, VEGETABLES. SOIL. AND BECAUSE ...

Fans of boba tea prepare yourselves: A tapioca pearl shortage is on the horizon. A number of bubble tea shops and suppliers in the Bay Area and across the country are being affected by a dwindling ...

Several local eateries and food trucks now feature boba on their menus, often alongside Asian foods. Here are a few. Customers can often customize their boba drinks with various flavors, sweetness ...

Starbucks is testing out what appears to be its own version of boba-style iced coffee in the US. Starbucks confirmed to Insider that the chain was carrying out a limited test of two beverages "made ...