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Arcane · 12-06-2001, 09:38 PM

does anyone know what pearl tea is???  it's sometimes called boba.  i live in colorado springs and i would really like to have some right about now...where can i get it???

west? kazou?  anybody???

12-06-2001, 09:38 PM

Wat the heck LoL

**West** · 12-06-2001, 10:03 PM

Never had one but here is what it is...
What put ya in the mood for one of these anyways? Usually I just want a big handle of Captin Mo if Im craving a drink <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

ABOUT PEARL TEA:

  Pearl tea is a delicious drink
  made with tea, condensed
  milk, and large tapioca balls
  (the pearls).

  Many types of flavorings are
  often added to pearl tea, e.g.
  red bean, almond, melon.

bing · 12-06-2001, 10:10 PM

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Wat the heck LoL
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diddo....

that's bubble tea aint it....

we got it in missauga nad the T.O.

KoukiS14 · 12-06-2001, 11:41 PM

I love that stuff. . . they give u the huge straws. . and u can fire those balls off for a good distance =)

-Rob

12-07-2001, 12:02 AM

oh, boba?  its good..  sometimes.

- mike

*nismo270r* · 12-07-2001, 12:43 AM

HAHAH...yeah...bubble tea kicks ass!  I love shootin' those things across the parking lot...You can get some killer trajectory on them.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

bing · 12-07-2001, 12:54 AM

ever put those balls in ur hand (did i just say that???)

they are real squishy and slimy (again???)

eeeeewwwwwww... enough outta me

DragonReborn214 · 12-07-2001, 01:36 AM

Im sick of that crap. I prefer Mango slushies... My girlfriend always gets boba milk tea... though the milk coffee isn't too bad with topioca.

Do they have tea zones where u guys live?

ZeroGS14 · 12-07-2001, 02:51 AM

go to a chinese cafe =D

teamcapsule · 12-07-2001, 08:45 AM

Go to Mong Kok in Hong Kong... there's this one stall which makes the best pearl tea and coconut drink...

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>~~~

*drifterx* · 12-07-2001, 08:53 AM

hmmmm yummy...... pearl tea!
i havent had it in a while now and now thanks to u guys i am craving for one... especially after mark's pics

Arcane · 12-07-2001, 04:56 PM

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Go to Mong Kok in Hong Kong... there's this one stall which makes the best pearl tea and coconut drink...

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>~~~
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ummm... if you look at my first post i said i was in colorado springs...i guess what i mean is where can i get it in colorado springs....hong kong is kinda far...

west:  i don't know why i started craving it...just popped into my head...

*transient* · 12-07-2001, 07:30 PM

Man, I gotta try some of that. I wonder if anyplace around here makes it.

240enthusiast · 12-07-2001, 11:42 PM

DO I SEE THAT SOMEONE IS FROM MISSISSAUGA AND TORONTO?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>? woohoo it's about time.  I'm from toronto but I love in ATL and everyone thinks I'm crazy when I say BUBBLE TEA.  Yeah I'm having a hard time finding it here in GA cuz you know it's all hicks right? J/K anyways if anyone knows here in ATL where I can get it let me know!!!

12-08-2001, 12:59 AM

Haha weird, I've never heard people call it bubble tea before. Here we call it either pearl tea or zhen zhu nai cha. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> (Don't attempt to read that out loud if you can't read Pinyin. ^_^)

*nismo270r* · 12-08-2001, 01:08 AM

Danio....I got the "nai cha" part...but what is "zhen zhu"?  I took like one semester of Chinese awhile ago, and I can only remember so much...hehe.

12-08-2001, 01:21 AM

"Zhen zhu" is what those "pearls" are called. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

drift freaq · 12-08-2001, 01:22 AM

sticky ball tea another loose slang name for it here in SoCal. Anyways it is all over the place here at Thai places , Vietnamese places , Chinese places etc

DragonReborn214 · 12-08-2001, 02:07 AM

I thought it was boba nai cha... Never heard it the other way. (I live close to Monterey park and all my friends are chinese)

(Edited by DragonReborn214 at 2:25 am on Dec. 8, 2001)

12-08-2001, 02:22 AM

They probably say "baba" because it sounds like "bubble." I'm just guessing though. Never heard of baba nai cha. :Þ

DragonReborn214 · 12-08-2001, 02:24 AM

My bad, I meant boba. No one I know calls it bubble tea

Takumi · 12-08-2001, 02:45 AM

Boba (boh-bah) lai cha is how I say it in Cantonese.  We've got a few of those places in Nor. Cali.

12-09-2001, 01:28 AM

LOL! I asked my girlfriend (who speaks Cantonese) and she said boba means nads/ovaries. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

Takumi · 12-09-2001, 12:13 PM

Yea..that too. I thought it was also slang for "tits".

Arcane · 02-13-2002, 04:00 PM

sorry to bring up an old post...but i finally got some boba...had to order it and make it myself...but it was worth it...thanks to bubbleteasupply.com for the stuff...woohoo!!!  i'm a happy camper for at least a month...

Bomix · 02-13-2002, 10:23 PM

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go to a chinese cafe =D
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i agree..

it's actually pretty good when you get the sweetest ingredients in it.  

*Grant* · 02-14-2002, 12:53 AM

Chris, nai cha is milk tea in chinese, zhen zhu is that tapioca crap.

*nismo270r* · 02-14-2002, 09:22 AM

I knew the nai cha part...and Danio cleared up the zhen zhu...lol..."tapioca crap"...I'm still laughing at the whole www.bubbleteasupply.com website.  I can't believe that shit man!  Bubble tea supply delivered to your door!! That kicks ass!

**West** · 02-14-2002, 10:08 AM

Alright, So if I get the bubble tea kit then what flavors are the best? I want to try some since I cant find it anywhere local in CO.

12-06-2001, 09:38 PM	#1
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	does anyone know what pearl tea is???  it's sometimes called boba.  i live in colorado springs and i would really like to have some right about now...where can i get it??? west? kazou?  anybody???

12-06-2001, 10:03 PM	#3
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 44 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Never had one but here is what it is... What put ya in the mood for one of these anyways? Usually I just want a big handle of Captin Mo if Im craving a drink <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> ABOUT PEARL TEA:   Pearl tea is a delicious drink   made with tea, condensed   milk, and large tapioca balls   (the pearls).   Many types of flavorings are   often added to pearl tea, e.g.   red bean, almond, melon.

12-06-2001, 10:10 PM	#4
bing Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 2,699 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from nismos14 on 9:38 pm on Dec. 6, 2001 Wat the heck LoL </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> diddo.... that's bubble tea aint it.... we got it in missauga nad the T.O.

12-06-2001, 11:41 PM	#5
KoukiS14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Indiana Age: 47 Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love that stuff. . . they give u the huge straws. . and u can fire those balls off for a good distance =) -Rob

12-07-2001, 12:02 AM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	oh, boba?  its good..  sometimes. - mike

12-07-2001, 12:43 AM	#7
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	HAHAH...yeah...bubble tea kicks ass!  I love shootin' those things across the parking lot...You can get some killer trajectory on them.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

12-07-2001, 12:54 AM	#8
bing Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 2,699 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	ever put those balls in ur hand (did i just say that???) they are real squishy and slimy (again???) eeeeewwwwwww... enough outta me

12-07-2001, 01:36 AM	#9
DragonReborn214 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SoCal Age: 45 Posts: 462 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Im sick of that crap. I prefer Mango slushies... My girlfriend always gets boba milk tea... though the milk coffee isn't too bad with topioca. Do they have tea zones where u guys live?

12-07-2001, 02:51 AM	#10
ZeroGS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	go to a chinese cafe =D

12-07-2001, 08:45 AM	#11
teamcapsule Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Go to Mong Kok in Hong Kong... there's this one stall which makes the best pearl tea and coconut drink... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>~~~

12-07-2001, 08:53 AM	#12
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmmm yummy...... pearl tea! i havent had it in a while now and now thanks to u guys i am craving for one... especially after mark's pics

12-07-2001, 04:56 PM	#13
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from teamcapsule on 8:45 am on Dec. 7, 2001 Go to Mong Kok in Hong Kong... there's this one stall which makes the best pearl tea and coconut drink... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>~~~ </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> ummm... if you look at my first post i said i was in colorado springs...i guess what i mean is where can i get it in colorado springs....hong kong is kinda far... west:  i don't know why i started craving it...just popped into my head...

12-07-2001, 07:30 PM	#14
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man, I gotta try some of that. I wonder if anyplace around here makes it.

12-07-2001, 11:42 PM	#15
240enthusiast Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	DO I SEE THAT SOMEONE IS FROM MISSISSAUGA AND TORONTO?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>? woohoo it's about time.  I'm from toronto but I love in ATL and everyone thinks I'm crazy when I say BUBBLE TEA.  Yeah I'm having a hard time finding it here in GA cuz you know it's all hicks right? J/K anyways if anyone knows here in ATL where I can get it let me know!!!

12-08-2001, 12:59 AM	#16
Guest Posts: n/a	Haha weird, I've never heard people call it bubble tea before. Here we call it either pearl tea or zhen zhu nai cha. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> (Don't attempt to read that out loud if you can't read Pinyin. ^_^)

12-08-2001, 01:08 AM	#17
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Danio....I got the "nai cha" part...but what is "zhen zhu"?  I took like one semester of Chinese awhile ago, and I can only remember so much...hehe.

12-08-2001, 01:21 AM	#18
Guest Posts: n/a	"Zhen zhu" is what those "pearls" are called. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

12-08-2001, 01:22 AM	#19
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	sticky ball tea another loose slang name for it here in SoCal. Anyways it is all over the place here at Thai places , Vietnamese places , Chinese places etc

12-08-2001, 02:07 AM	#20
DragonReborn214 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SoCal Age: 45 Posts: 462 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I thought it was boba nai cha... Never heard it the other way. (I live close to Monterey park and all my friends are chinese) (Edited by DragonReborn214 at 2:25 am on Dec. 8, 2001)

12-08-2001, 02:22 AM	#21
Guest Posts: n/a	They probably say "baba" because it sounds like "bubble." I'm just guessing though. Never heard of baba nai cha. :Þ

12-08-2001, 02:24 AM	#22
DragonReborn214 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SoCal Age: 45 Posts: 462 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My bad, I meant boba. No one I know calls it bubble tea

12-08-2001, 02:45 AM	#23
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 44 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Boba (boh-bah) lai cha is how I say it in Cantonese.  We've got a few of those places in Nor. Cali.

12-09-2001, 01:28 AM	#24
Guest Posts: n/a	LOL! I asked my girlfriend (who speaks Cantonese) and she said boba means nads/ovaries. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

12-09-2001, 12:13 PM	#25
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 44 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea..that too. I thought it was also slang for "tits".

02-13-2002, 04:00 PM	#26
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sorry to bring up an old post...but i finally got some boba...had to order it and make it myself...but it was worth it...thanks to bubbleteasupply.com for the stuff...woohoo!!!  i'm a happy camper for at least a month...

02-13-2002, 10:23 PM	#27
Bomix Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PA/NJ Age: 43 Posts: 269 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from ZeroGS14 on 2:51 am on Dec. 7, 2001 go to a chinese cafe =D </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> i agree.. it's actually pretty good when you get the sweetest ingredients in it.

02-14-2002, 12:53 AM	#28
Grant Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 聖地牙哥 Posts: 2,647 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Grant Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Chris, nai cha is milk tea in chinese, zhen zhu is that tapioca crap.

02-14-2002, 09:22 AM	#29
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I knew the nai cha part...and Danio cleared up the zhen zhu...lol..."tapioca crap"...I'm still laughing at the whole www.bubbleteasupply.com website.  I can't believe that shit man!  Bubble tea supply delivered to your door!! That kicks ass!

02-14-2002, 10:08 AM	#30
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 44 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alright, So if I get the bubble tea kit then what flavors are the best? I want to try some since I cant find it anywhere local in CO.