Sorry to burst your bubble, but you might want to give this trendy drink a second thought. Bubble tea, also known as boba or pearl milk tea, originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and is typically made ...

Bubble tea is everywhere. In plenty of downtown areas, it’s hard to miss people walking about carrying cups of the beverage, sipping through extra-wide straws designed to suck up the boba—the chewy ...

Consumer Reports tested pearls from several major bubble tea brands, highlighting potential risks as the U.S. bubble tea market is projected to reach nearly $900 million in sales by 2032. Stacey ...

Bubble tea, or boba, has become a favorite, especially with young people. Typically a sweet drink with chewy pearls, bubble tea can often be found in colorful cups with oversized straws. But new ...

Boba, also known as bubble tea, originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and has since transformed into a worldwide beverage craze. What began as a simple mix of black tea, milk, and chewy tapioca pearls has ...

Maybe it's the chewy, craveable texture of the tapioca balls, the creaminess of the milky tea, or the simple satisfaction of popping the straw into the sealed plastic top — people can't get enough of ...

Samantha Lauriello is a social media strategist and editor. She was previously an assistant editor at Health before moving over to Travel + Leisure as a social media editor. Boba—also known as bubble ...