Bubble tea, also known as boba tea, first appeared in Taiwan but has recently exploded in popularity in the US. It’s made ...

Kristie Hang is a born-and-raised Angeleno who has been covering the Los Angeles food scene for nearly 15 years. She was once known for double-fisting two large boba drinks daily in grad school — ...

As much a textural marvel as a refreshing drink, bubble tea is one of Taiwan’s most renowned cultural exports. The eponymous ‘bubbles’ aren’t the result of carbonation, but a pile of chewy, sweet, ...

The McLaren of tea shops, CHICHA San Chen, opened in Carrolton in January, and so we stopped by to try their world-famous bubble tea drinks. CHICHA San Chen is a Taiwanese brand known for its ...

While bubble tea (also known as boba) originated in Taiwan during the late 1980s, the crave-able drink has become a serious crowd-pleaser in many countries, the U.S. included. And what’s not to love?

When bubble tea was first introduced to the West, you could get it only in cheery mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatowns and Koreatowns. While Asians and Asian Americans have been drinking bubble ...