A business founded in Taiwan now has locations all over the world. It's called Gong Cha, and they’ve made their way to the Alamo City. "I haven't met one person that has tried bubble tea that hasn't ...

Wet markets in China are known to sell wild animals, including bats, lizards and scorpions. But a popular post on Facebook claims feces is also on the menu. The post, published Nov. 29, includes two ...

The American Heart Association recommends keeping daily added sugar consumption below 25 g (~6 tsp) for women and 36 g (~9 ...

Did our AI summary help? Bubble tea, the Instagrammable beverage, has become the accessory drink of a generation. But ignoring the pastel hues and chewy pearls, doctors now suggest it may not be ...

First, it was toilet paper, then cleaning wipes, baking yeast, even ketchup packets. The pandemic has caused plenty of product shortages in the U.S. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now there is a national ...

Well, they’re not really bubbles, but tapioca pearls mixed into the drink. The problem is there’s not enough tapioca starch, due to shipping delays from Asia. Originally from Taiwan, boba tea, aka ...

Bubble tea is following in the footsteps of garden gnomes, ketchup and toilet paper. That’s right, there’s another shortage in the US. Bubble tea, a drink that includes a layer of tapioca balls, or ...

Boba or "bubble tea," is great year-round, but it's also a perfect summer drink — one with many options. In addition to choosing between green, black, oolong, and often also white or herbal tea or ...

Explore the rise of boba tea in the Des Moines metro, from classic milk teas to creative fruit drinks across the city’s most popular shops.

Without enough workers to unload shipping containers, the pandemic has caused another shortage of products: boba pearls used to make bubble tea. Now there is a national shortage of boba, the dark, ...