Matcha bubble tea
Bubble tea is one of those culinary miracles like unicorn foam that you’d swear required the technology of NASA to create and couldn’t be made at home, but astonishingly this is false (provided you can find tapioca pearls, and if you’re the kind of person who drinks bubble tea without pearls I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW YOU). It is permissible to make it with booze, and if I can prevail upon a chef pal we shall have a recipe forthcoming. There’s a recipe for matcha bubble tea here.
And we’ve also locally-sourced a quiz which tells you which kind of bubble tea you are. I prefer mango, myself, but if almond I must be, so be it.
You Are Almond Bubble Tea |
 You are an ideas person, and you are always thinking of new ways to change the world. Your taste is somewhat unconventional, although you don’t like anything too far out. You have a reputation for being quirky, and at times, you make sure to fuel it.You’re definitely adverse to following the crowd. You want to do things your way! |
If you are, as yet, unaware of what bubble tea is, it’s basically a fruit-flavoured, ultra-fine milkshake with tapioca pearls added after blending (jujube-like bubbles you need a pinkie-thick straw to slurp up) and it’s a cup full of fun. How many Dr Who references can you get out of a quotidian beverage, after all?
Serve in a tall, clear novelty glass so people can see, and play with, the pearls. Here are some suggestions, also good for any tall, iced drink, particularly those like the tequila sunrise (no hate!) that have interesting colour/ingredient gradients. You can also use these for plain old highballs, but you will risk accusations of frivolity. Then again, vodka soda drinkers deserve all the scorn they get if you axe me.
Le Cadeaux Break Resistant Drinkware Highball or Ice Tea Glass
Fun and retro. The colour WILL get in the way of certain fruit bubble teas, but for others it’ll be an enhancement.
IMPULSE! Abstract Highball Glasses, Green, Set of 4
My favorite. Just crazy enough.
Nachtmann Aspen Crystal Tall Highball/Beer Tumblers, Set of 6
Fun optical games to be played here with this many faceted surfaces.
RCR Crystal Melodia Collection High Ball Glass Set
Very old-school. Maximum irony points for serving bubble tea, or boozy bubble tea, therein.
Nachtmann Vivendi Set of 6 Highball Glasses, 14-Ounce
Clean, clear, lets the beauty of the drink shine through.
Starfrit Gourmet 14-Ounce Double Wall Highball Soda Glass
Thermal double-walled glass is maybe better for drinks made with crushed ice, but still shows off a good-looking beverage without letting it get tepid.
Godinger Set of 4 Crystal Palm Highballs
More retro, tiki fun.
Impulse Crackle Highball, Clear, Set of 6
We luv us some texture in a good quality glass, and this has all that plus a pleasingly hedonistic shape.
Nambe Tilt Highball/Beverage Glasses, Set of 4
Because who wants to go through the day totally straight? I ask yez.