Instruction Guide - Milk Tea Sofia's
Instruction Guide - Milk Tea Sofia's
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- More widely known and originally called as “Bubble Tea” due to the Tapioca Pearls’
resemblance to bubbles.
- Also known as Nai Cha, Pearl Tea, Boba Milk Tea.
- For as long as we can remember, brewed tea has always been a favorite with the Chinese. In
1983, Liu Han Chieh, a tea shop owner in Taichung City, Taiwan, began experimenting in his tea
mixes by adding marble like starch balls (tapioca). Soon, this experiment made his teahouse,
Chun Shui Tang, very popular around the area and would later on be featured in a Japanese
television show that propelled Chieh’s supposed experimental drink into a big time industry.
• Assam Black Tea – grown in the Assam Valle of India. Also known as “red tea” or “hongcha” in
China due to its reddish appearance right after brewing. This is the most common base for milk
tea mixes here in the Philippines
• Jasmine Green Tea – unlike black tea, green tea is un-oxidized. It’s gaining rapid popularity
because of its unparalleled health benefits. It’s sweet, mellow and minty taste make it an easy
crowd favorite for fruit tea mixes.
• Ceylon Tea – grown in five different districts in Sri Lanka. Ceylon tea leaves are grown in areas
that are 4,000 above sea level. Ceylon tends to be lighter than the normal tea thus making it
perfect for fruit tea mixes if black tea is desired.
• Earl Grey Tea – plain black tea that is infused with the citrus flavor of bergamot (similar to
orange blossoms) thus giving its brew a bright, tart-like taste unlike other black teas.
• Oolong Tea – also known as “the connoisseur’s tea”. Oolong is often described as in the middle
of Black and Green tea.
SWEETENERS
• Fructose – the most common choice of sweetener for milk tea mixes for its “perfect level of
sweetness” taste and health benefits as compared to regular sugar.
• Black sugar – believed to be the “best” kind of sugar because of its distinct taste and health
benefits.
CREAMER
In the milk / bubble tea industry, the type of creamer that is universally accepted is the NON-DAIRY
CREAMER. This is to ensure that even the lactose intolerant people are still able to enjoy milk / bubble
tea.
• Tapioca Pearls – Marble-like starch balls that when cooked, have a chewy texture and delighting
taste. By far the most famous sinker / add-on in the milk / bubble tea business today.
• Grass Jelly – , its number one benefit is its effect in improving the digestive system.
• Egg Pudding – another fast rising crowed favorite due to its taste and cake-like texture.
• Natta De Coco – crystal jelly like mini-bars that have a sweet taste and chewy texture.
• Coffee Jelly – the coffee flavored version of Natta De Coc
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