It seems that trendsetters across the US are crazy about Boba and have been haunting their local Chinatown to find this underground beverage. Otherwise known as tapioca, bubble or pearl tea, Boba is a tea/milk drink flavored with syrup and laden with tapioca balls that lurk on the bottom of your glass. The drink is basically cold, sweet tea with chewy, gelatinous balls on the bottom that you suck up with an oversize straw.
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