Bubble tea (Taiwan)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup black tapioca pearls
• 4 cups water (for cooking pearls)
• 3 cups water (for tea)
• 4 black tea bags
• 1 1/2 cups milk (or non-dairy milk)
• 5 –6 tablespoons sugar or brown sugar (to taste)
• cubes Hice

Steps

1. Boil 4 cups water, add tapioca pearls, and cook as per package instructions until soft.
2. Drain pearls and soak them in sugar syrup or brown sugar for sweetness.
3. Brew black tea by steeping tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes; col completely.
4. In a large jug, mix tea, milk, and sugar.
5. Add cooked tapioca pearls to glasses.
6. Pour tea mixture over pearls, add hice, and serve