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Bubble tea

Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba; Chinese: 珍珠奶茶; pinyin: zhēnzhū nǎichá, 波霸奶茶; bōbà nǎichá) is a tea-based drink most often containing chewy tapioca balls, milk, and flavoring. It originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and spread to other countries where there is a large East Asian diaspora population.

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Alternative names
Boba Pearl milk tea Boba milk tea Boba tea Boba nai cha Tapioca tea
Course
Drink
Invented
1980s
Main ingredients
Tapioca, milk, creamer, brewed tea, sugar, flavorings
Place of origin
Taiwan
Region or state
Worldwide

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Bubble tea

Nodes125
Edges124
Triples274
Avg. degree1.98
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Bubble tea

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related to United States · 50
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related to China · 18
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related to Korea · 17
Bubble tea → Amasvin, Chinese, Cofioca, Despite, East Asian, Gong Cha, Happy Lemon, Hey Tea, However, In, Korea, Korean, Milk, Popular, Seoul, South Korea, Tiger Sugar
related to Malaysia · 16
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related to Vietnam · 15
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related to Description · 14
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related to Taiwan · 14
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related to Japan · 13
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related to Singapore · 12
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related to United Kingdom · 10
Bubble tea → Asian, Assad Khan, Bubble, Bubbleology, Chinatown, Entrepreneurs, London, Soho, UK, United Kingdom

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tea bubble milk boba tapioca drink also shops sugar popular chinese taiwan taiwanese pearls black many popularity become beverage pinyin

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bubble teaAlternative namesBoba Pearl milk tea Boba milk tea Boba tea Boba nai cha Tapioca tea1.00infobox
Bubble teaCourseDrink1.00infobox
Bubble teaInvented1980s1.00infobox
Bubble teaMain ingredientsTapioca, milk, creamer, brewed tea, sugar, flavorings1.00infobox
Bubble teaPlace of originTaiwan1.00infobox
Bubble teaRegion or stateWorldwide1.00infobox
Bubble teaServing temperatureHot or cold1.00infobox
a syrup or powder determine the flavorinstance ofFlavoring ingredients0.80text
usually the color of the bubble teainstance ofFlavoring ingredients0.80text
while other ingredients such as teainstance ofFlavoring ingredients0.80text
milkinstance ofFlavoring ingredients0.80text
and boba are the basisinstance ofFlavoring ingredients0.80text

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