A sweet Taiwanese drink nicknamed in honor of a Hong Kong celebrity, bubble tea – also known as boba tea – has become an unstoppable worldwide trend since it was invented in the 1980s.

Bubble tea’s Taiwan origin story: economic boom, national identity and betrayal. The self-governing island consumes a billion cups a year of the milk tea with the chewy tapioca pearls.

Boba’s global popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. The milk tea beverage became popular in Taiwan in the 1980’s and ...

Known as bubble or pearl tea, the combination of chewy tapioca balls and milk tea has come a long way since it was first concocted at a small tea shop in central Taiwan 30 years ago.

A sweet Taiwanese drink nicknamed in honor of a Hong Kong celebrity, bubble tea – also known as boba tea – has become an unstoppable worldwide trend since it was invented in the 1980s.

Known as bubble or pearl tea, this Taiwanese culinary invention of putting chewy tapioca balls in milk tea, has come a long way since it was first concocted at a small tea shop in central Taiwan ...

Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the ...

Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (or boba tea) is a beloved Taiwanese classic, made from tea, milk, and "bubbles" like tapioca or fruit jelly. The global bubble tea industry ...

It all started with foam tea. Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea” or “boba tea”) is a beloved Taiwan classic.