A sweet Taiwanese drink nicknamed in honor of a Hong Kong celebrity, bubble tea – also known as boba tea – has become an unstoppable worldwide trend since it was invented in the 1980s.

Bubble tea originated in Taiwan in the 1980’s. It’s a story of competing tea shops, and who really came up with putting tapioca pearls in tea is disputed territory.

Known as bubble or pearl tea, the combination of chewy tapioca balls and milk tea has come a long way since it was first concocted at a small tea shop in central Taiwan 30 years ago.

Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (or boba tea) is a beloved Taiwanese classic, made from tea, milk, and "bubbles" like tapioca or fruit jelly. The global bubble tea industry ...

Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the ...

It all started with foam tea. Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea” or “boba tea”) is a beloved Taiwan classic.