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Taiwan
Invented in Taichung in 1986. Taiwan's most culturally significant food export, now a global phenomenon with thousands of variation
Pearl milk tea — sweet black tea with milk, shaken with ice and filled with chewy tapioca balls. The Taiwanese invention that conquered the global drinks industry.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
5 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
180 kcal
Serves
2
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
2 tbsplarge tapioca pearls, cooked per packet
300mlstrong black tea, cooled
200mlwhole milk or condensed milk
2 tbspsimple syrup or brown sugar
icegenerous
Method
1
Cook tapioca pearls until chewy with no hard centre. Toss in brown sugar syrup.
2
Place pearls in glasses. Add ice.
3
Shake tea with milk and syrup. Pour over ice and pearls.
4
Serve with a wide straw.
Chef's Tip
Cook tapioca pearls for the exact time on the packet — under-cooked pearls are hard, overcooked ones dissolve.
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