Recipe Archives->Drinks->Bubble Tea 01

Classic Bubble Tea
Time: 3 minutes

1/2 cup chilled, cooked large Chinese tapioca pearls (if substituting
  regular small tapioca, use 1/3 cup)
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup very strong chilled black tea (or orange pekoe tea or Chinese litchi tea)
1 cup milk, or to taste
Honey or sugar to taste

Place the pearls in a large parfait glass.  Combine all remaining
ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and shake vigorously until the
mixture is frothy. Pour into the glass, and serve with extra-thick
straws.

Yield: One 16-ounce drink

Variations: prepare the tapioca pearls by adding with sugar to
boiling water and simmer briefly; use a blender; add various
flavorings (coffee, almond, etc. -- use your imagination); use
sweetened condensed milk; use green tea, etc.

Printable version: bubble-tea01.txt.