Chinese/Japanese Bubble Tea...Boba Tea dreams

ooooh, latest discovery alert!  Tried one of these drinks after a long day in Soho a few months ago and now every time I'm in town I make a pitstop in Chinatown to get one.  This is their latest offering- I think it was dragonfruit and honey and little tapioca pearls instead of the big black ones. At first it felt like I was drinking frog spawn but then I had to chew the 'bubbles' and they didn't squirt open as I reckon tadpoles 'might'- so I drank away!  I prefer the cold ones but you can have it hot, with-or-without milk- but the huge straw isn't an option.  And it's a HUGE straw.  I think that, despite the choking hazard, this (along with a proper dirty, shaken, 3-big-olive martini!) might just well be my favourite drink of all time.

I can't find the Soho shop on a map- but if you're in London it's on Shaftsbury Avenue between Gerrard Place and Macclesfield Street in Soho.  Mmmmmm.  

Last week I had this one with a starbucks-esque topper on it- but usually after they are made for you the girl puts it into this right smart automatic top-sealer machine and you get it with a flat plastic sealed top that you push your huge straw through.  This one spilled a bit when it was in my bag- but not the bubbles- only the lovely sticky pink drink bit- hereby christening my bag with boba tea! Ah, I can't think of a better way to break in a new bag!- although it was an old, ratty bag.  Come to think of it, isn't it time for a bit of bag-buying retail therapy? Come on summer sample sales!  Roll on July (and not just because it's my birthday month)!

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