CEDAR RAPIDS - At Hi Tea in Cedar Rapids, owner Jennifer Dougherty and her daughter Lola Liu want to share two things - delicious tea and desserts and a bit of Chinese culture. 'We wanted to bring the ...

It’s a drink that looks like it was made for Instagram with its pastel colors and pearls at the bottom, but boba (or bubble tea) has been a beloved treat for decades, originating in Taiwan. Whether ...

Here’s everything you need to know about bubble tea, the colorful, customizable Taiwanese drink Simply put, classic bubble tea is black tea brewed with milk and sugar, then poured over ice and tapioca ...

As much a textural marvel as a refreshing drink, bubble tea is one of Taiwan’s most renowned cultural exports. The eponymous ‘bubbles’ aren’t the result of carbonation, but a pile of chewy, sweet, ...

What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink ...