Have you ever tried bubble tea before? If not, are you wondering what it is? Then you definitely must know about it, not just because it tastes different, but because it also offers numerous health benefits.
Are you curious to know more? Then this post is a must-read for you!
Bubble tea is basically tapioca that resembles bubbles when they move up through the straw. It is also commonly called black pearl tea, pearl milk tea, pearl shake, tapioca tea, ball drink, etc. It first originated in Taiwan, and as of today has become the most favored drink in China and also in some areas of the Western U.S. The drink is extremely popular with both adults and children. The chewiness of the small tapioca pearls makes it more preferable. Although it is much sweeter, it is worth including in your diet occasionally.
Bubble tea is a vast term that includes a wide range of non-carbonated, sweet and non-alcoholic drinks. The varieties include:
The base of bubble tea is jasmine, or black or green tea. Many shops also add different fruit flavours, including honeydew, passion fruit, strawberry, mango and kiwi. There is nothing traditional about preparing bubble tea as it originated few decades ago, around the 1980s, and hence you will never find one traditional bubble tea recipe or variety. The simplest one is a sweetened black or green tea with the pearls at the bottom. If you do not like to make that chewy effort, you can abstain from tea with the tapioca and instead choose a boba-iced fruit shake, coffee drinks and smoothies.
Following are the benefits of bubble tea:
To start with, the tea is a staple in some native diets, is a good source of carbohydrates, and provides quick energy. Surely a good way to kick-start the day.
Since the base of this drink is tea, it comes with all the benefits of the polyphenols and phenols that are present in the green and black teas. These components have a favorable impact on cardiovascular conditions.
Bubble tea is brewed with natural substances sans any artificial flavouring, and can promote weight loss to some extent. But the loads of sweeteners that you consume with the drink lowers its health value, and even the added fruits are not in the amount that could benefit your health in some way. Moreover, to cut down on the expenses, many tea shops offer bubble teas with fake fruit flavours and use sugary fruit concentrates, thereby lowering the nutritional worth of the drink. So, to ensure you are losing calories, you need to stick to the natural bubble tea version.
To get the exceptional benefits from this tea, you should choose unsweetened boba tea (but very few shops serve it). Hence, you will really have to make time to hunt down such a shop. Just like green tea, when taken without any artificial flavours and sweeteners, bubble tea can be a good drink for diabetic patients as it boosts metabolism and promotes weight loss.
In some cases, bubble tea has been found to help the immune system fight cancerous cells. Studies at The University of Maryland Medical Center have revealed that drinks with green teas as the base can kill cancer cells.
To avoid the negative effects of artificial toppings in the bubble tea, it is best to prepare it yourself, so that you are aware of what you are drinking.
Ingredients:
Method:
While the pearls of tapioca are being boiled, you can make simple syrup simultaneously on another flame.
It may take a few cups of bubble tea for you to get used to its flavour. But a cup of tea is sure to do you a lot of good. Try this tea and recommend it to your family and friends!
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