Mumbai: Bubble tea, which is also known as pearl milk tea, Boba juice or Boba tea is gaining immense popularity across the world, driven by rising demand for non-alcoholic and non-carbonated drinks. The trend is slowly gathering space in India, with home-grown bubble tea franchise Dr Bubbles at its forefront. Originating in Taiwan, Bubble tea is a widely consumed flavoured beverage containing tea as the basic component. Bubble tea is glazed with Boba, which are soft, chewy, and gummy tapioca pearls extracted from cassava root. The brand gave the bubble tea a makeover of sorts by introducing fruit jelly and fruit-flavoured poppers to the milk and fruit teas.

Source: Mint July 21, 2019 03:22 UTC