Is Bubble Tea Made With Black Tea?

Is Boba Tea Made With Black Tea?

Is bubble tea made with black tea? There are many reasons to ask this. Maybe you are interested in opening a boba shop, or you just want to know for diet and health purposes. Here we will dive into the different types of tea used to make boba tea drinks, and what the most common type is.

So what is the most common tea used to make Bubble Tea?

 

The standard tea for making boba tea is the black tea. Of the black teas, the Assam tea and the black (red) tea are the most commonly used flavors. Black milk tea and pearl milk tea consists of this flavor, which are popular drinks in boba shops.

Black tea is the strongest flavor of tea leaves compared to green tea, oolong, and many other tea flavors.

So is pearl milk tea black tea?

 

Pearl milk tea is not black tea, but rather is made with black tea as one of its main ingredients. The other ingredients are whole milk and tapioca pearls. However, tea lovers across the world do consume black tea all by itself as a delicacy.

Here is a recipe for making the pearl milk tea at home:

1. Cook your tapioca pearls. Use around 2.5 ounces for the amount of a 16 ounces drink. Add more if you like more. Guide to this is in the tapioca section.

2. Make your tea with one of the black tea flavors found in the loose tea leaves section. A guide to brewing the tea is also found there. Use 2 Teaspoons of leaves per 16 ounces. Steep the tea leaves separately.

3. Put your cooked tapioca pearls into the bottom of your drinking cup. Add ice if you want it cold. Pour your tea into the cup about half way or more. Pour whole milk into the cup. Add sugar to your liking and stir.

 

This is all it takes to make a simple pearl milk tea.

 

There is a milk tea mix which already contains everything in it if you want to make it even easier and more convenient. Just add 4 to 6 tablespoons to a 16 ounce drink using milk as the base. It already has black tea leaves in it. All that's left is the cooked boba.

Black tea is also a flavor enjoyed in India and Britain. Assam tea is one of the most popular tea flavors in India, while black tea is an ingredient included in breakfast teas (a British tea).

 

There are many types of black tea, which can be seen on Wikipedia.

Some of them include the Darjeeling, Assam, and Nepali.

 

Black teas are the strongest tea type out of the green tea, white teas, and oolong. It contains a richer, fuller, maltier flavor that can sometimes be bitter compared to the others, and it is usually darker in color. 

 

This does depend upon the steeping time. They also last the longest, maintaining their flavor for years compared to some of the others that lose theirs in a year.

 

Black tea has a calorie count of 2 per cup, and has the highest amount of caffeine.

 

What is Bubble Tea Made of?

 

A typical bubble tea consists of all the basic ingredients for a pearl milk tea, which include tapioca pearls, whole milk, and usually black tea. This can vary a bit by changing the milk, topping, tea type, and flavoring.

 

Bubble tea drinks can include syrups as the flavoring, powders, or both. To see just how many bubble tea flavors that can be made with powders and syrups, check the boba tea flavors list here. 

 

Is Bubble Tea Made With Other Teas?

Bubble tea is made normally with black tea, but it is enjoyed in many other tea leaf flavors. Green tea, Oolong, Golden Milk Tea, White Peach, Butterfly Pea Flower, and Jasmine Green Tea are a few other common picks.

All of these are also located in the loose tea leaf section.

The butterfly pea flower has a very beautiful look to it when it is brewed. The jasmine green tea is enjoyed the most for its taste and aroma.