What is the most popular drink at ShareTea?
One of the most popular boba drinks that ShareTea offers is its Okinawa pearl milk tea, a roasted brown sugar-flavored option that reigns as the shop's number one seller. According to Lei, another popular drink (and Lei's personal favorite) is the kiwi milk tea with ice jelly.
What are pearls ShareTea?
The pearls are round pieces of tapioca dough mixed with brown sugar. At Sharetea, they're made fresh every four hours. The dried pearl dough balls are boiled in water and brown sugar, making the shop smell like molasses cookies baking in the oven.
Who owns ShareTea?
Cheng Kai-LungCheng Kai-Lung, the founder of Sharetea, was working in the film and TV industry as a director in 1992. Although being a director seems like one of the most glamorous jobs in the world, he was not satisfied yet. He quit his job and started his own tea street vendor business.
How much is a pearl milk tea at ShareTea?
Sharetea Menu & PricesFoodSize & PriceCoffee Milk Tea Hot or iced$4.50Classic Perl Milk Tea Black, green, or oolong in hot or ice$4.75Hokkaido Pearl Milk Tea Caramel toffee in hot or iced$4.85Okinawa Pearl Milk Tea Roasted brown sugar in hot or iced$4.8561 more rows
What is Okinawa flavor milk tea?
Okinawa milk tea is a type of milk tea that draws influence from the Okinawa region of Japan. Often compared to Hokkaido milk tea, Okinawa milk tea is a tasty blend of black tea, milk, and sweetener. Okinawa milk tea gets its unique taste from the Okinawa brown sugar that's used to sweeten the tea.
What does taro taste like?
It's often described as a sweeter alternative to potatoes. Once cooked, taro tastes similar to sweet potatoes. Taro absorbs other flavours quite easily, which is what makes it so versatile. It tastes sweet and vanilla-like in desserts, but can also taste starchy and nutty in soups and stir-fries.
What country is Sharetea from?
Sharetea was founded in 1992 by Cheng Kai-Lang in Taipei, Taiwan, where he sold to-go black tea and pearl milk tea drinks. Since then, the company has expanded into 18 countries and has more than 450 stores. The company's tea leaves continue to be shipped directly from Taiwan to stores worldwide.
What kind of creamer does Sharetea use?
They use nondairy creamer for the milk teas :) Diane P. Their milk teas are made with non-dairy creamer.
What is crystal Boba?
Named for its translucent appearance, Crystal Boba is a gelatin-like chewy pearl that is ready to eat right out of the bag and is pre-sweetened in various flavors. Tea Zone currently makes original and brown sugar flavors that taste great in milk teas or flavored ice teas.
What does classic pearl milk tea taste like?
Bubble tea tastes like a well balanced and sweet milky beverage with a slight twist, boba pearls. Though sweet, it's not overpoweringly sweet since teas counteract sweetness and creaminess of boba flavors. Generally boba cafes will make a concentrate of tea and use this as the base of their milk teas.
What is classic pearl milk tea?
Whatever you call it, in its most basic form, the drink consists of black tea, milk, ice, and chewy tapioca pearls, all shaken together like a martini and served with that famously fat straw to accommodate the marbles of tapioca that cluster at the bottom of the cup.
What is Hokkaido pearl milk tea?
Hokkaido Milk Tea is a sweet drink made with black tea, milk and brown sugar. Sometimes it can also contain tapioca pearls. Hokkaido Bubble Tea gets its name from the Hokkaido prefecture in Japan. Hokkaido Boba is very popular because of its smooth and creamy texture given by Hokkaido milk.