Bubble Milk Tea and other Tapioca Ball Drinks

Posted in Coffee and Tea on December 19th, 2007 by mei| | .

frog_eggs_with_milk.jpg“Egg Egg Milk.” What a name.

I came across a stall selling this curious sounding drink, the “Kenting Egg Egg Duai Milk” (墾丁蛋蛋ㄉㄨㄞ奶) in Gongguan this evening. It’s not much of a pitch but the real clincher was seeing the round-the-block queue. Apropos to the Taiwanese way, I just had to join the line.

The drink ended up just being a combination of tapioca pearls floating in a mix of black sugar syrup and diluted “whole” milk (trust the Taiwanese to come up with trite and hyperbolic ways of advertising their products, man). As interesting as it was, it’s nothing I’d pine over any time soon. I’d much rather stick with a good ol’ classic Boba milk tea.

It’s high time I paid homage to Taiwan’s (quasi) national drink. I can’t really tell you the best place to go for bubble milk teas since it’s something that most stalls don’t eff up. However, I do quite like the ones from 50 Lan (50嵐), also known as “The Tea of Cool. Craving. Content.” *Shakes head* Just look for the ubiquitous blue and yellow signs.

Spring Water Pavillion (春水堂) - one of the stores in Taichung that claims to be the originator of the boba tea - while not bad is pretty darn expensive. Be prepared to pay 100nt - 200nt a pop. If you like a frou frou cup of boba milk tea this is your place. No need to travel to Taichung - there’s a store in the basement of the Xinyi Mitsukoshi A9.

For those who’d like a cuppa after a late night could try the Bubble Milk Tea Lane behind the California Fitness at the Chung Hsiao-Dun Hua MRT (read: Luxy). Though crowded and not the cheapest place for a boba milk tea fix, it’s a decent place to chill and people watch.

A personal favorite is Jimmy（吉米茶坊). The place knows how to make one mean coffee jelly bubble milk tea.

50 Lan 50嵐
various locations
www.50lan.com.tw

Spring Water Pavillion 春水堂
B1 of Xinyi Mitsukoshi A9
02 2723 9913
various other locations
www.icetea.com.tw

Bubble Milk Tea Lane
street parallel to Chung Hsiao behind Luxy and the California Fitness Center

Jimmy 吉米茶坊
South West corner of Xinyi and Daan roads

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  1. hungryintaipei said,

    on December 20th, 2007 at 1:55 am

    yeah i really used to like Chun Tsui Tang (Spring Water Pavilion)’s milk boba tea, until I realized how MUCH cheaper and evenly tasty 50 Lan was.. I will have to try Jimmy! (BTW have you seen the line for Ten Ren’s milk boba tea? It’s crazy!)

  2. mei said,

    on December 20th, 2007 at 8:46 pm

    No, I have not tried Ten Ren’s milk boba tea but I’ve had a friend who endorsed the product. What is your verdict?

  3. joanh said,

    on March 15th, 2008 at 1:07 am

    i tried waiting in line for it once, but by the time i got to the front, they said they ran out. Boo.

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