LOL

drooly_bear wrote:

drooly_bear wrote:

Sooo cute.

<3 YanYans

All I ever buy are Asian snacks.

Last time I went to Mitsuwa (JP shopping center), I dropped $50 on snacks.

I have a collection of wrappers and boxes in my closet @ my mom's crib. -__-

Pocky!!


Takoyaki


Boba Milk Tea

Here are some personal photos...



Best boba I've ever had! From the tea lounge at Pacific East Mall in Toronto.



Kiwi shaved ice from Guppy's Tea House in Los Angeles area. This place is bomb. I hit up Guppy every time I'm in LA.



Shaved snow from Class 302 in Rowland Heights. Place is always hella packed.



Local mom & pop place by the workplace.



Fried bananas with vanilla ice cream. Also local to the workplace.



Had this last night @ 100% Sweet Cafe @ Pacific Mall in Richmond.

wth what are those black balls at the bottom of your drink? and how do you drink the fruit through that straw?!

The "black balls" are tapioca pearls. Some places, you can have grass jelly, lychee, red bean, etc. in lieu of tapioca.

As for the drink, the fruit is eaten with a spoon or fork.

Howl, your snacks look so tasty.

I used to love drinking bubble tea until I heard about the plastic.

seven...
you are so white-washed -____-

I never heard about the plastic comparison until you mentioned it. Hmm. Well, I usually don't get tapioca anymore (have had too much in my lifetime, I'm tired of it). I either go bobaless or swap for red bean or jelly. Bubble tea is already unhealthy enough as it is. For boba to be harmful is just...eh. x__x

and i was never a big fan of boba tea.. i just like milk tea loads and loads and loads... hk style tho..

Plastic???? What?!!

I used to drink it while in High School till they closed the Karaoke tea shop.
I've been looking for a place that sells it here in florida with no luck.

But do tell more about this Plastic issue?

What's bubble tea? What's boba tea? What is all this? It looks delicioussss

The last one looked like mash with sprinkles on it

Althena wrote:

Plastic???? What?!!

I used to drink it while in High School till they closed the Karaoke tea shop.
I've been looking for a place that sells it here in florida with no luck.

But do tell more about this Plastic issue?

Quote :

Bubble tea brings a lot of sweet excitement to our taste buds but it is also very harmful to health.

Milk essence is the main ingredient in bubble tea. Ten cups of fresh milk cannot match the taste of a teaspoon of milk essence. The main ingredient of milk essence is hygrogenated vegetable oil, a type of transfat. Experts says that a glass of 500ml of bubble tea a day far exceed the allowable
limit of transfat for any person. It will lead to heart and blood vessel diseases.

Milk essence gives the bubble tea the fragrance and make it tasty. The fragrance and tastiness derived from a type of chemical. This chemical has trace of arsenic, lead, copper and many harmful minerals.
Long term consumption can lead to heart and blood vessel disease, cancer, asthma and other health complications. It reduces the IQ of children.

Consuming the black bubbles pearls is equivalent to consuming plastic. Normally these bubbles were made from
casava (tapioca) powder. This alone does not give the rubbery texture. To make it more rubbery, millet protein is added. Some “black hearted” businessmen felt that this is still not rubbery enough. so, an artificial plastic powder is added. This type of artificial plastic material will never be digested and absorbed into the body. It will remain in the body and cause havoc to our health. You can imagine what will happen to your health after prolonged consumption of transfat and plastic!!!!

zrekayinziv wrote:

What's bubble tea? What's boba tea? What is all this? It looks delicioussss

The last one looked like mash with sprinkles on it

Bubble tea, boba, same thing. Tastes great but is unhealthy.

Last photo was supposed to be shaved snow but it was more like a combo of ice cream and shaved snow. Eh.

Wow, howl your pictures look delicious

I had no idea it was that harmful. Sure almost choked on those little pearls the first time I tried it, but I didn't think all that was in it.

but its awesome to drink guys go try it at least once it won't kill you. Well it might

I read articles with no references with an opened mind.

Haha, the article is translated from a Chinese source (not by me). Just within a blog, so nothing credible to link to.

Again, I've never heard of the plastic deal but from drinking alone, the unhealthiness lingers within the taste buds. Especially with the powder in lieu of actual fruit. But a boba here and there never killed anyone.


...yet.