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  • Do you think Taiwanese tea shops

  • only sell bubble milk tea

  • Hello everyone my name is Stephen

  • and today I have 4 of my daughters with me

  • Adeline Bethany Joanna and Elizabeth

  • Hi

  • And today we're talking about bubble milk tea

  • Bubble milk tea is a very

  • familiar thing for Taiwanese

  • and over time

  • it's become more and more popular overseas as well

  • But tea shops in Taiwan

  • no longer just sell one kind of thing

  • Do you guys know what kinds of things they put in their tea

  • Black rice

  • -And cheese -Cheese

  • -Fruit -Fruit

  • It's basically a snack in a drink

  • Okay so today what we're gonna do

  • is we're going to go visit

  • 5 different shops

  • and try the different flavors that they have

  • bring them back

  • drink them

  • and then we're gonna judge

  • and see which one we like the best okay

  • Okay

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  • -You girls ready to go -Yes

  • All right let's go

  • All right

  • this is the number 5 out of our top 5 tea shops

  • Mr. Wish

  • and they're known for having

  • fruit drinks

  • These are snacks that you can drink

  • and we're gonna go try out

  • I think it was strawberry

  • or some other fruit

  • Let's go try it

  • So how about Strawberry Milk Foam

  • -Does that sound good -Yes

  • -Are you gonna share with me Yeah - Yeah

  • Okay we'll take one Strawberry Milk Foam please

  • Here we are at the number 4 of the top 5 tea shops

  • This is Hechalou Tea

  • And as you can see behind me

  • from the ambiance the decorations

  • it's very old-school very classic

  • -Girls you see the door here -Yeah

  • with the bar

  • and then behind us here

  • the tea in the glass bottles

  • So this is very classic

  • Let's go and buy a cup of tea

  • Okay girls let's go ahead and try a

  • Taiwanese Wheat Germ Milk Tea

  • We'll take one large cup

  • Okay we just came from

  • a more classical Taiwanese tea shop

  • and now we're at Sip Ship

  • and this is number 3 at our top 5 tea shops

  • They specialize in making fitness drinks

  • These drinks have whey protein

  • and other ingredients inside

  • so let's go check it out

  • Girls we are gonna order a fitness drink

  • I think this one right here looks good

  • Can we have one cup of the

  • Beautiful Designer Fitness Drink

  • -Sure -Okay thank you

  • Here's your drink

  • Thank you very much

  • Have a nice day

  • Thank you so much

  • Okay here we are at &TEA

  • This is number 2 of our top 5 tea shops

  • and they specialize in

  • high quality premium tea

  • and the top has cheese cream

  • Have you guys ever had cheese cream on top of your tea

  • No

  • Do you wanna try some

  • -Yes -Okay let's go inside and have some

  • Okay girls all these teas here have

  • cream of some kind

  • Cheese cream

  • Chocolate cream

  • This one here

  • has a little bit of lemon zest on top

  • So they take the lemon

  • and then take the peel

  • So let's try one of these okay

  • Okay we'll take one

  • Green Tea with Cheese Cream please

  • -Here's your tea -Thank you so much

  • -You're welcome -Bye bye

  • Okay here we are at the number 1 out of the top 5 tea shops

  • This is Huangjin

  • and they're known for the nostalgic

  • classic bubble milk tea

  • that all Taiwanese come to love and expect

  • It's really delicious

  • -You guys want a cup -Yeah

  • All right we are gonna get a cup and then

  • take it back

  • A large cup of bubble milk tea please

  • All right now we are back

  • we're gonna try out these 5 different teas

  • and see which one we like the best

  • -Girls are you ready -Yes

  • Do you remember what's in each of these cups

  • Let's start with this one here

  • What's in this one here

  • Strawberry sorbet smoothie

  • Okay this is the

  • Taiwanese Wheat Germ Milk Tea

  • So this one here

  • Remember what this was

  • Yes fitness drink

  • with whey protein

  • -Yeah -Okay

  • Green Tea with Cheese Cream and the

  • what on top

  • Lime zest

  • Lime zest yes

  • I think I said lemon

  • I think this is lime

  • -lime zest -Yeah

  • And this is the classic

  • bubble milk tea

  • All right

  • Okay so let's open these up and try them out

  • -Okay -You guys wanna each grab one

  • How is it girls

  • -Good -It's really good

  • This has a really good milk tea flavor

  • and the bottom part is the wheat germ

  • Wheat germ

  • Does it taste like you're eating bread

  • Yeah kind of like

  • -chewy bread -Chewy bread

  • Not soggy but chewy

  • Okay good

  • Who else wants to describe their tea

  • -Describe it -This was

  • The top layer is

  • Cheese cream

  • cheese cream yeah and it's very creamy

  • Can you taste the lemon zest on top

  • All right

  • Joanna

  • -Did you try yours -Yeah

  • It tastes like strawberry

  • and on top it has the

  • cheese cream in it

  • Really

  • -Okay this foam is on top here -Yeah

  • It actually has chunks or slices of real fruit inside

  • This is a dessert in a cup right

  • Wow so nice

  • Elizabeth can you tell me

  • did you take a drink of this

  • What does it taste like

  • I like the chewiness of the rice

  • -The rice in there -Yeah

  • It's also very energizing

  • -Filling -Filling yeah

  • and it's also not too sweet

  • It's really good

  • Yeah I like this one here too

  • The creamy

  • I like the coconut

  • -Is it coconut milk in there -Yeah

  • -With the black rice -Yeah

  • Really smooth really good

  • Beth please

  • Did you already try some of that

  • She really likes the strawberry one

  • Okay let's stop for a minute here

  • and let's judge and see which one

  • we think is the best out of all of them

  • They are very very different

  • but which one

  • would you go back and drink right now

  • if you can choose

  • This one

  • I would probably choose this one

  • It's really refreshing and creamy at the same time

  • This one right

  • I think I would choose this one

  • You and me would choose this one

  • You two would choose this one

  • And the bubble milk tea is always a classic

  • Yeah this one is classic too

  • and this one is new

  • I think after a while

  • the more I drink this one

  • I would like this one too

  • This is a classic

  • It's really hard to decide

  • So but as a family

  • let's say we can only choose

  • one store to go to and choose one

  • Which one do you think

  • everybody in our family could drink

  • This one

  • Strawberry

  • Probably the fruit one

  • So I think for a family with a lot of children

  • if they like fruit

  • I think this will be our number 1 pick

  • -Is that right -Yeah

  • We like fruit

  • Number 2

  • This one

  • You guys like this one here

  • This is nice because it's not too sweet

  • So 2

  • 1 2

  • Now what's next

  • I like the energy

  • The energy one here is pretty good too

  • It's different I think

  • with the coconut and the black rice

  • We're not used to chewing on rice

  • Usually it's like

  • the traditional Chinese dessert where you have a bowl

  • Yes

  • Now it's in a drink

  • Yes rice in a drink okay

  • And girls what about these two here

  • They are both very good

  • Which one would you choose next for the whole family

  • This one

  • -Probably the bubble milk tea -Yeah

  • Bubble milk tea

  • Yeah I agree

  • I think this is classic

  • A lot of people

  • this is your fall-back-to

  • It's your default drink

  • -Comfort food -Comfort

  • It's safe right

  • This is new

  • I think it's so new

  • that it will take time for us to get used to it

  • but I like it as well I love it

  • These are all very very good

  • But as you see from our family we like fruit

  • refreshing

  • This is amazing here

  • This one is really really good too

  • But these ones here

  • I think this one is safe classic good

  • and this one is new

  • I actually really like it too

  • So if I'm feeling adventurous

  • this is something I would do

  • So as you can see

  • when you go to a Taiwanese tea shop

  • you have a lot to choose from including

  • fruit with foam

  • tea with cheese cream

  • bubble milk tea

  • milk tea with wheat germ

  • and fitness drinks with whey protein

  • This one is already empty

  • so yes this is our favorite right here

  • Number 2

  • number 3 4 5

  • but they're all very delicious

  • Now it's your turn

  • Let us know down in the comments below

  • what's your favorite Taiwan tea shop drink

  • It could be one of these 5

  • or something else

  • Please let us know

  • Okay that's it for today

  • Thank you so much for watching

  • -Bye bye -Bye bye

Do you think Taiwanese tea shops

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