{"id":250165,"date":"2023-02-16T07:13:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=128448"},"modified":"2023-02-16T07:13:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:13:29","slug":"tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetley is spilling the tea on the Bubble tea trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Bubble tea trend has taken the world \u2013 and more recently South Africa \u2013 by storm. The name itself is enough to inspire a reasonable amount of interest \u2013 so what exactly is Bubble tea?<\/p>\n<p>Bubble tea, also known as Boba tea, is a drink native to Taiwan. It is made from a tea base (which can be black, green, or earl grey tea) and is usually mixed in a cocktail shaker with milk and tapioca pearls.<\/p>\n<p>As it\u2019s considered a trendy (and delicious!) beverage, Bubble tea bars have become commonplace in South Africa, with patrons enjoying the novelty of different flavours and variations, as well as the pearls (or Boba) which are drunk through a wide straw.<\/p>\n<p>Some interesting facts about Bubble Tea<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The original tapioca pearls were made by extracting starch from the cassava root, a long plant that originates in Brazil. However, modern tapioca pearls are sometimes made from cornstarch or other starches.<br \/>\u2022 Bubble tea originated in Aichung City in Taiwan in the late 1980s and was first created by Liu Han Chieh. The popularity of the drink initially grew among students who would buy Bubble tea from street vendors as a replacement for breakfast or a snack.<br \/>\u2022 Bubble tea has many names, including pearl milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba.<br \/>\u2022 Popular Bubble tea flavours globally are Tiger Milk tea, Thai Milk tea, and Lychee Fruit tea.<br \/>Commenting on the trend, Tetley partner dietitian, Mbali Mapholi, explained that, while certainly a delicious refreshment, Bubble tea should be enjoyed in moderation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the health benefits of the base tea are still present, Bubble tea itself provides very few health benefits, though its calories and carbohydrates can provide you with a boost in energy. Bubble tea recipes usually contain high levels of sugar, which means if consumed frequently may contribute to a poor diet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking this into account, Mapholi has shared a Bubble tea recipe that can be tried at home and can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tetley Black Bubble Tea Recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<br \/>4 Tetley Premium Blend tea bags<br \/>1\/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca pearls<br \/>1\/4 cup of milk of choice<br \/>3 tablespoons brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>Method<br \/>\u2022 In a medium pot, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add in the tea bags and steep until the water cools completely.<br \/>\u2022 Meanwhile, cook the tapioca pearls according to the package, or the directions below.<br \/>\u2022 Drain the tea into a pitcher. Divide the cooked tapioca pearls into 2 large glasses.<br \/>\u2022 Add a few ice cubes to each glass. Pour 1 cup of the tea into each glass. Add \u00bd cup milk and 2-3 teaspoons of brown sugar into each glass.<br \/>\u2022 Stir and taste the bubble milk tea. Add more milk or sugar as needed to taste.<\/p>\n<p>How to Cook Tapioca Pearls<br \/>\u2022 Bring water to a boil in a pot.<br \/>\u2022 Slowly add in the tapioca pearls. Give the water a gentle stir so that the pearls do not stick to each other.<br \/>\u2022 Let the water boil for a minute. Cover the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to medium.<br \/>\u2022 Cook the tapioca pearls for 5 minutes or according to the instructions on the packet.<br \/>\u2022 Turn off the heat and leave the tapioca pearls covered for a few minutes.<br \/>\u2022 Drain the hot water and rinse the tapioca pearls in cold water for a little bit.<br \/>\u2022 Drain the cold water and transfer the pearls to a container.<br \/>Tetley Green Bubble Tea Recipe<\/p>\n<p>For all those Green tea fans, Tetley Green tea influencer and fitness fanatic Carol Mkhize has developed a Green Bubble tea alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<br \/>1 Tetley Mango flavoured Green tea plus Vitamin B5 flavoured tea bag.<br \/>250ml boiling water<br \/>1tsp honey<br \/>100ml cold water<br \/>4-5tsp of pomegranate Bursting Boba (can be purchased online)<br \/>1 cup ice cubes<br \/>Mint leaves<\/p>\n<p>Method<br \/>\u2022 Steep 1 Tetley Mango flavoured Green teabag in 250ml boiling water and leave to brew for 10-15 minutes.<br \/>\u2022 Set the tea aside to cool at room temperature.<br \/>\u2022 Add 1tsp of honey to the tea then add 100ml of cold water to the tea.<br \/>\u2022 Add 4 tsp or the desired amount of pomegranate boba in a glass.<br \/>\u2022 Add some ice to your glass and some mint leaves.<br \/>\u2022 Pour the mango flavoured green-tea into the glass and top with boba bubbles.<br \/>\u2022 Garnish with mint.<br \/>To find more recipes, visit www.joekels.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">142<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The Bubble tea trend has taken the world \u2013 and more recently South Africa \u2013 by storm. The name itself is enough to inspire a reasonable amount of interest \u2013 so what exactly is Bubble [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,9021],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-250165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-durban","8":"category-mypr","9":"tag-mypr","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tetley-is-spilling-the-tea-on-the-bubble-tea-trend.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}