Bubble Tea Jelly Toppings
Jellies
Bubble Tea Jelly is another topping that can be added on top of Milk Bubble Tea drinks. Just like tapioca and popping pearls. It can go on desserts as well; like shaved ice. The most popular Jelly is Grass Jelly.
What is Bubble Tea Jelly made of?
Bubble Tea Jelly is made of herbs (like grass jelly) and many are made of coconut meat. Natural ingredients.
List of Bubble Tea Jellies
- Grass Jelly - Taste is mild and slightly bitter. Some say it reminds them of brewed tea. One of the most popular for Bubble Tea Toppings.
- Aloe Vera Jelly - Initially bitter in taste, however this one has honey with it. Aloe Vera is natural with health benefits. Another pick to have for drinks.
- Coffee Jelly - Tastes like Coffee with a sweet and bitter taste. Favored for its taste as a great dessert.
- Assorted Yogo Jelly - Taste is similar to fruit punch. This is a mixture of many fruits: Lychee, Mango, Strawberry.
- Mango Jelly - Tastes sweet with hints of sour just like mango fruit.
- Strawberry Coconut Jelly - Tastes of Strawberry with traces of Cocunut.
- Passion Fruit Coconut Jelly - Tastes very fruity with a memorable tart. Just like the Passion Fruit.
- Green Apple Coconut Jelly - Tastes of green apple; classic sweet and sour taste.
- Lychee Coconut Jelly - Tastes of grape but stronger with some tart. Lychee is a favorite for some.
- Mango Coconut Jelly - Tastes sweet with hints of sour just like mango fruit. Has hints of coconut.
Commonly Asked Questions about Bubble Tea Jellies
These are the commonly asked questions about Bubble Tea Jelly topping.
What are the jelly things in Bubble Tea?
This shouldn't be confused with Tapioca Pearls that are commonly used as the 'bubbles' in bubble tea.
Tapioca is made from the cassava root while jellies consist of other plants like seaweed. Jelly toppings can replace the tapioca as a substitute additive.
What are jellies in Bubble Tea?
The jellies in bubble tea are cubes of desserts if you will, that are made of various fruit and vegetable natural ingredients usually combined with coconut meat.
What can I use instead of Boba?
Boba, which is tapioca, can be exchanged for many other toppings instead of the original boba. One of the topping categories is Jellies discussed above in this post.
The most popular of all bubble tea jellies is the Coffee Jelly and the Grass Jelly because of the great taste they have all by themselves.
Other toppings would be mochi, canned toppings, the oh so popular popping pearls, and pudding mixes.
If you're not sure with what to pick instead of Boba, stick with popping pearls and the jelly toppings.
What is mango jelly in bubble tea?
Well there is the two mango jellies listed above that come with natural flavors of mango with the second having coconut meat added to it (which most jellies have), or you're talking about the popping pearls mango flavor that is sometimes referred to as Boba jelly.
One thing is clear, neither are made with gelatin.
What is the pudding in Bubble Tea?
The pudding that is found sometimes on top of bubble tea is a dessert that is made to go on Boba Tea and other desserts such as shaved ice.
Puddings can come in many flavors like mango, custard (holiday Eggnog mix), taro pudding, and more.
To make puddings, you can whip them up pretty easy with powder mixes that are discussed in detail in the powder flavors section.
Is Bubble Tea Jelly healthy?
Yes! Bubble Tea Jellies are as healthy as the natural ingredients in them. Coconut meat being one of them along with the many fruits and veggies that each one is individually made of.
Who invented Bubble tea jelly toppings?
A Taiwanese lady named Ms. Lin Hsiu Hui was the very first person to make Bubble Tea. She dropped tapioca balls into her drinks for fun, Liu Han-Chieh saw it, and it sparked the idea!
The origin of the Bubble tea jelly topping that followed after the tapioca Boba surge is unknown. Most likely a sub-idea springing forth from the new found tapioca topping within the same Taiwanese group.
Tapioca vs Jelly Toppings
The original tapioca pearls still hold a strong grip on bubble tea fans across the world more than the jelly toppings despite grass jellies popularity among the jelly toppings tree.
Its drink aesthetics sure do make for a go to on top (or bottom) of any fresh Boba tea. Just add the pearls to your smoothie, milkshake, or Boba tea (make sure your cameras focus blurs out the background) and snap away.
More importantly, tapioca easily tastes great with just about any Boba drink, making jelly toppings more of a side dish.
Tapioca vs. Popping Pearls
Tapioca, being the original, has been challenged by its cousin rival Popping Pearls.
Popping Pearls have exploded in popularity and come with many flavors just like jelly toppings.
The Popping Pearls have even adopted a similar name to tapioca pearls. Tapioca is known as Boba and Popping Pearls is called Bursting Boba.
They both have the small ball shape that can go on the top or bottom of the bubble tea drink. Normally the popping pearls sit on the top as display because of the transparent clear color that comes unique to each flavor.
When making flavored fruit drinks, Tapioca and Bursting Boba compete for the topping favorite choice all across the world.
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