:: Fourth Day Back in NYC ::
you can imagine my excitement when, in a jet lag-induced depression, i remembered that the Health Food Store around the corner sold Tapioca “Pearls.” so i decided to take my happiness into my own tired and slightly hallucinating hands and decided that i would make my own!
over two hours later, and in the process of steeping some tea, i realized what an utter failure this whole mission has been.
1. not all Pearls were created equal.
: not Large. and not for Bubble Tea.
2. even if i did have the right Pearls, i didn’t have the right Straws.
: not Large. and not for Bubble Tea.
but then, in the course of making all the separate components of Bubble Tea (each of which take a good deal of time and patience), i realized that these Straws are actually the right size for these pearls! so bigger isn’t always better, it’s how they fit together!
and now that all the parts are mixed up with each other, i am drinking it and it is quite good! and all the while i am thinking about the analogies between Bubble Tea and other joyous things, the truth dawns on me—Bubble Tea makes me happy no matter what!
what started out as a miserable failure now has a happy ending! (no pun intended.)
: and now i have enough Bastard Bubble Tea to last me three days!
Oh go on, what’s the recipe for your particular brand of bastard bubble tea?
super simple (and almost entirely incorrect) – tapioca pearls, black tea, some organic whole milk, and simple syrup made with honey…a delightful mistake in the making!
i imagine they probably have better Bubble Tea in Scotland 😉
I found this post while searching for bubble tea places in Scotland and can confirm that bubble tea hasnt hit Scotland yet, so yours is probably much better than any bubble tea here 🙂
aha, good to know! in due time, the world shall know it’s glory. thanks for the bubble tea support! 🙂