<P> Boba tea ( also known as pearl milk tea , bubble milk tea , boba juice , boba tea , or simply bubble tea ) ( Chinese : 波霸 奶茶 ; pinyin : bōbà nǎichá , with tapioca balls it is 珍珠 奶茶 ; zhēnzhū nǎichá ) is a Taiwanese tea - based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s . Most bubble tea recipes contain a tea base mixed with fruit or milk , to which chewy tapioca balls ( known as bubbles , pearls , or boba ) and fruit jelly ( especially tropical fruits like lychee ) are often added . Ice - blended versions are usually mixed with fruit or syrup , resulting in a slushy consistency . There are many varieties of the drink with a wide range of ingredients with some ingredients being mango , taro , coconut , and peach . The two most popular varieties are bubble milk tea with tapioca and bubble milk green tea with tapioca . </P>
<P> Boba tea ( also known as pearl milk tea , bubble milk tea , boba juice , boba tea , or simply bubble tea ) ( Chinese : 波霸 奶茶 ; pinyin : bōbà nǎichá , with tapioca balls it is 珍珠 奶茶 ; zhēnzhū nǎichá ) is a Taiwanese tea - based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s . Most bubble tea recipes contain a tea base mixed with fruit or milk , to which chewy tapioca balls ( known as bubbles , pearls , or boba ) and fruit jelly ( especially tropical fruits like lychee ) are often added . Ice - blended versions are usually mixed with fruit or syrup , resulting in a slushy consistency . There are many varieties of the drink with a wide range of ingredients with some ingredients being mango , taro , coconut , and peach . The two most popular varieties are bubble milk tea with tapioca and bubble milk green tea with tapioca . </P>
what are the little balls in boba tea
what are the little balls in boba tea
chewy tapioca balls
chewy tapioca balls