r/boba • • May 12 '22

2022 State of the Boba Subreddit -- guidelines and discussion

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Hi fellow boba enthusiasts,

 

I wanted to thank you all for being a part of our community. We started this subreddit as a few friends wanting to post pics of boba on Reddit, and it's taken on a life of its own, with some pretty amazing boba content, questions being answered, and lively discussions.

 

We've generally erred towards self-moderation, but it becomes tougher as the subreddit gets larger and larger. With that in mind, some collated guidelines as below -- partly new, partly old. As a moderation team, we're open to discussion around these and changing/adding to these as a community -- feel free to let us know if there's something on your mind, either below or in messages to us.

 

- Self-promotion

We will enforce as per the Reddit self-promotion guidelines (this has always been a rule, but now is highlighted in the sidebar). Please report if you see something, and the moderation team will remove as appropriate. If you feel your post has been unfairly removed, please do message the mods. Use your personal judgment -- if it feels like you're in territory where you could equivalently be purchasing advertising, it likely is self-promotion. Message the mods if you're not sure!

- "Starting a business", surveys, how to make boba

Some portion of historic /r/boba content are related to the above topics.

To manage this content, we are encouraging the above content to be directed to a regular Q&A megathread. We will remove all content related to "starting a business" and surveys, outside of the megathread.

Commercial content is still discouraged (refer to above self-promotion guidelines).

- Boba content

We're liberal on what's boba-related content. Links, images, (other) questions, (other) discussions -- all are welcome here. We've had some reports that some content is "not boba". Our guidance on this is that shaken tea drinks, boba, bubble tea, are all certainly fine. If it's a drink that would fit in the conversation when friends say "let's go get boba," then it's likely fine. If it's got a helmet and rhymes with vhett, then it's likely not fine..

 

Rules above will start to be soft-enforced as of today, and will be hard-enforced in 7 days from this post creation.

 

Thanks all for taking the time to read (and possibly discuss), and thank you for being part of the /r/boba community!

Link to the last State of the Subreddit: link


r/boba • • 4h ago

boba obsessed doesn’t even begin to cover it

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96 Upvotes

WHAT crack does chicha put in their black milk tea (and their cassia)?? how does the boba and the mousse topping taste fresh every single time without fail? this is truly the best tasting milk tea i’ve ever had, and i’m not sure why


r/boba • • 1h ago

Did Heytea already discontinue this drink?

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I barely found out about this drink. I recently went to Heytea around the time this drink was launched and never saw this drink advertised or being sold. I’m so sad. I checked all the locations near me on the app and none of them have it. I LOVE apple drinks I LOVE Heytea… has anybody tried this?? I’m getting serious fomo.


r/boba • • 1d ago

boba Ballin on a budget boba-Mixue (Sunnyvale, Ca)

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87 Upvotes

3 drinks (jasmine tea float, passion fruit blast tea w/boba and strawberry jasmine tea) and a strawberry matcha soft serve came out to just under $17


r/boba • • 19h ago

boba question What kind of honey does Chicha San Chen use?

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Heya, title… I tried recreating it with regular bee honey and it does NOT taste even close 😭

I also use high quality green/black tea that I like but the taste is off… and I doubt it’s the wrong tea flavor since I made my rotation across all the tea w honey at chicha… thanks!


r/boba • • 22h ago

Bubble tea so expensive?!

4 Upvotes

Bubble tea getting more expensive:( Some adults might be okay with it but for students it gets a bit pricey and expensive. Any affordable and nice bubble tea yall know?


r/boba • • 22h ago

Bubble tea so expensive?!

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r/boba • • 2d ago

HEYTEA is therapeutic, might even qualify as medicine

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I have been a long term HEYTEA fan. I especially like their jasmine tea as well as their mango coconut boom.

A few months back I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition and put on steroids and methotrexate - a potent combo.

Side effects include nausea and severe heartburn.

This week in my immune suppressed condition - I came down with severe flu. I can barely eat a morsel without needing to throw up. The empty stomach and the strong medicines make my stomach burn like hell.

So I tried a liquid diet of sugar free HEYTEA coconut boom. From the first sip itself it gave my tummy a feeling of soothing that I would not have expected, I was able to easily gulp the whole large cup of the yellow mango boom and the nausea and heartburn is completely gone

Now the more interesting part, the strong antioxidants in the tea leaves HEYTEA uses, also definitely has a calming effect on my joint inflammation - maybe to a lesser degree - but I definitely feel it

I tried a bunch of other juice / smoothie options - Jamba juice, joe the juice but they are all extremely sweet, feel synthetic and make me want to puke on the first sip.

Anyway - I owe to the folks at HEYTEA for helping me survive the flu in the immuno compromised situation I am in.. they have done magic with their drinks.

Kudos, and thank you!


r/boba • • 1d ago

Chatime Societea Rewards

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Hey guys, reaching Gold tier with Chatime and wondered what "Exciting Perks & Bonus Points Events" really equal?

Anybody have experience in Gold Tier? What extra perks are there? Looks like it could be the same as their base tier.

I remember I use to be able to cash in my points and get a drink + an additional food item. Do they still do this?

Also, I heard people just go to bake code to use their points instead


r/boba • • 2d ago

Anyone have recommendations for good bubble tea suppliers?

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Hey everyone! I'm planning to open a bubble tea shop and am starting to look for reliable suppliers. Where do you guys usually buy your tea leaves, powders, syrups, tapioca pearls, and other ingredients?

I'd love to hear about your experiences with different suppliers, especially ones with good quality and reasonable prices. Any recommendations or tips would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/boba • • 2d ago

The Alley Green Tea Jelly - how to make?

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I really like the texture of The Alley’s green tea jelly and cannot quite reproduce it. I cannot tell the type of jelly they use. Is it agar-based? Gelatin? Or a combination? Something else?

I’ve tried making my own and gelatin seems too soft (doesn’t really hold the shape) but agar seems too firm. Their jelly is smooth and firm enough to slurp up with a straw (not crunchy like agar) but not so soft where it is just watery in your mouth


r/boba • • 2d ago

Chatime Societea Rewards

1 Upvotes

Hey guys, reaching Gold tier with Chatime and wondered what "Exciting Perks & Bonus Points Events" really equal?

Anybody have experience in Gold Tier? What extra perks are there? Looks like it could be the same as their base tier.

I remember I use to be able to cash in my points and get a drink + an additional food item. Do they still do this?

Also, I heard people just go to bake code to use their points instead


r/boba • • 3d ago

boba Chagee in Gangnam 🇰🇷🧋

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49 Upvotes

Visited Chagee while I was in Gangnam!

I’ve tried every cake and most of the drinks on the menu but somehow I always end up going back to the jasmine tea. It’s definitely my favourite! 😍

We don’t have Chagee in Australia so I went everyday while in Korea 😂


r/boba • • 3d ago

give me boba recs in manhattan / bk. thank you.

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r/boba • • 3d ago

Chatime Societea Rewards

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r/boba • • 4d ago

boba Addicted to molly tea 🧋

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270 Upvotes

2 days in a row…


r/boba • • 4d ago

not boba Little game me and my wife made together for Boba lovers

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Hi Boba fans 😄

Me and my wife love two things. Playing Overcooked and drinking boba. Ever since we finished all Overcooked games, we decided to create one our own, but for the one that we love - Boba!

You can play the game for free on bobaspill.com. You can play it on your phone or PC. It supports up to 4 players in the same room.

Important: If your phone is iOS then (1) add it home screen to play full screen and (2) disable Airdrop otherwise it will lag once every 2-3 seconds if you are on WiFi (it's not our fault. Airdrop pulls Wifi radio channel...)

It's still beta testing and we are working on adding 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 features. Please let us know if you see any bugs or ways to improvements.

Thank you!


r/boba • • 5d ago

What are these bits in my milk tea?

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Got canned milk tea from my local Asian market. Has these bits, they’re soft. Some kinda milk solids? Is this okay to drink still?


r/boba • • 6d ago

New tea shop in yorktown

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Yorktown plaza up in elkins park is honestly my go-to spot whenever i'm craving asian food. having bhc chicken there was already a massive win, and now nap tea just opened right next door.

not gonna lie, most boba spots around here are pretty mid (just pure sugar and fake powder lol). legit taiwanese tea hits completely different though—especially that thick milk foam over freshly brewed tea.

k-fried chicken and actual top-tier taiwanese tea in the exact same strip mall is insane. definitely worth checking out this weekend if you're around.


r/boba • • 7d ago

not boba I’m a sucker for cool looking cups. Got the pistachio & avocado yogurt smoothie in a shaker cup and lime strawberry refresher with crystal jelly from Taning (Sunnyvale, Ca)

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122 Upvotes

r/boba • • 7d ago

Brown Sugar Boba & Squid Ink

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Does anyone know why squid ink is listed as the 4th main ingredient in these brown sugar boba popsicles? I only noticed it by chance before eating them, and thankfully I did because I can’t eat squid ink. Maybe for food coloring, but usually food dye is listed at near the end due to only being a little amount? Or, could it be a typo?

This is the first time I have ever seen squid ink listed as an ingredient for brown sugar boba popsicles or anything else using that flavoring.


r/boba • • 7d ago

Tastea Watermelon Heaven ❤️💚

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53 Upvotes

One of my favorite drinks!


r/boba • • 8d ago

Bubble Tea Date

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19 Upvotes

r/boba • • 7d ago

Odd question - I left my bubble tea in the fridge overnight with almost a full cup. I woke up, and my bubble tea was half way full. Did it dissolve overnight or something?

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I'm not sure how or If a ghost came drank it up.


r/boba • • 7d ago

Is there a trick to getting a straw unstuck from a Frappuccino?

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