What's your typical boba/bubble tea order?!

Living in Asia, I've never heard anyone around me call it boba, most of us call it bubble tea or pearl milk tea because they are translated from their mandarin names of 泡泡茶 or 珍珠奶茶. Also, taro milk tea is my favorite!

Congrats Phil for opening your own cafe! Logo looks cool

team bubble tea ALWAYS ✊🏼

We say bubble tea in Canada! It’s sooo weird hearing boba lol

It seems like California calls it "boba" while the other 99.5% of the world calls it "bubble tea" 😅

As an over-thinker, i love hearing people have in depth conversations about stuff that doesn't matter haha

"I'm still alive" - Jenn Biggest mood EVER

Bubble Tea is the official term because it's a "direct" translation of "泡沫紅茶" (lit. foamy black tea", interchangeable with green tea, etc.). Reason is that the traditional way of making these drinks in Taiwan is that they shake it, and the foam/bubble appears from the agitation. The term Bubble Tea itself is not supposed to reference the pearls, it's literally just the tea. People just mistaken the "bubble" part as pearls/tapioca.

respect to wong fu for the metal straws and not using plastic ones!

this is me peaking y'all. lunch break about boba 😍😍😍

is Ted ever gonna come back to be on a short? maybe...anytime soon? everytime i hear the "MOREEE" on More Wong Fu intros I miss him

Grass/Herbal jelly with milk teas is amazing!

Wait a minute, this isn’t Boba Break.

I'M GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE IN 4 HOURS TODAY!!!

We say bubble tea or pearl milk tea in Australia too! People only started calling it boba recently because of social media

One day I want to do a lunch break with Wong Fu. I feel like we would have a good time talking about life. That's on my bucket list. Anyway, boba is great. I enjoy it

Me: Tries to decrease boba tea intake cause empty calories. Also me: But it's boba

12:30 Wes and Jen relating on a spiritual level 😄

My first experience with a Boba shop was in college in Denver (2005). A friend wanted to go to Lollicup after studying and it changed my life. Pretty much there every weekend. My go-to order is either a Lavender Slush or Matcha Snow~

Also I’m with Jenn -- what’s the point of getting bubble tea without the bubbles?? Then it’s just tea! You can get that anywhere 😨

+1 for pearl milk tea! The OG Fantasia in Cupertino, CA used that nomenclature and it stuck with me since. PMT 4EVA!

I LOVE BOBA!! Favorite lunch break episode 😍 I related to everything that was said, it's hilarious! I've called it all three ways at one point in life dependant on where I was living. I first had when I was living in Hawaii early 2000's and they called it pearls or bubble. But I soon adopted the term boba, even when I don't get the boba like Jen said! I'm glad to hear that it's not weird to say "getting boba" regardless of getting the actual boba 😂 and I'm like Wes with the no jellies with milk 😌

aH i live near the Texas border and we called boba "boba" but when I moved to Houston they referred to the actual boba as "tap" like short for tapioca but they call drink itself "boba" !!! but i agree with Wes's topping rules !! (like if a place is known to have bad tap, then i order egg pudding) !!!

I didn't choose the boba life... The boba life chose me. 🥤

I'm eating the mapo tofu tots and drinking your boba right now while watching this lol. it's so goodddd.

Loving the lights, settings, and colours.

yess! i agree that jelly toppings only go with clear drinks and boba/egg pudding is with milky drinks! (from SoCal!)

YESSS PHIL! I agree so much with the pearls getting in the way of your drink 😂 imma ask for a few pearls next time 😅

Congrats Phil for opening your own cafe! How cool, all the best man!

I needed this video today

Yeee, strawberry snowbubble was my 1st ever boba drink. And yes, boba.

Boba! I first got boba at the first lollicup in my town too, it was so cool~ and I definitely became obsessed with anything slushed because of it. I've graduated now to milk teas... my fave toppings are agar boba, and recently I tried a rose milk tea with lychee jelly and that was bomb! ♡♡♡

I'm asian american but don't live in california or a state with a big boba culture, so watching this definitely taught me some new things. I was not aware that boba was this complex! Also, phil has a point about boba shops being places where Asian American culture can foster. Reminds me of an academic article I read about it for a class

Love how you guys are using reusable metal straws! :) 🌱

summer is here and i can finally click on these videos half a few seconds after they're uploaded

When I saw the BPMF the other Lunch Break, I was like "Ooooh! BPMF! That's a creative title!" Didn't know that was Phil's. CONGRATULATIONS!

In Guangzhou China, we just call it 奶茶 (nai cha) in general. We often say 奶茶 instead of boba or bubble tea because that's the base of the drink and then you can customized it. We don't called it very specifically boba or bubble tea because sometimes people don't really add boba but other toppings as a replacement. ___ When ordering boba in China often goes like this ___ For example: - Ice: more ice or less ice (regular) - Sugar: 30%, 50%, 70%, or 100% (regular) - Toping: 珍珠 tapioca (smaller boba balls), 波霸 tapioca (bigger boba balls), 红豆 red bean, 椰果 chewy jelly from fermented coconut water, 仙草 grass jelly, or 混珠 for a mixed of all topping. But if you want to be more specific of calling boba tea, we called it 珍珠奶茶 (zhenzhunaicha) or 波霸奶茶 (bobanaicha).

I'm also from FL and didn't grow up with boba either! I was surprised to find out about it when I moved to Cali

I always thought that boba is an American name for bubble tea. In NZ we call it bubble tea, but recently I hear more and more people call it boba (must be the effects of social media).

OMG YES! Totally agree with Wes and Chris about the mini boba!

isn't this just Phil getting data for his new cafe? 😅

Some good stuff!! Especially Jenn's honey boba tea.

I so loved this boba talk!!!

Definitely grew up calling it pearl milk tea too, haha! It was a direct translation from Mandarin for my family. Also, my mind was blown when I went back to Taiwan--there is a size difference between "pearls" and "boba" :O

12:30 Jen and Wes share the same brain cell 😂😍

Legitimately could watch you guys talk about BUBBLE TEA for hours.

Red Date Longan Milk Tea with coconut jelly! 😍

I also save my stamp cards rewards for special days but they always ended up unusable... It was either the shops no longer honoring such rewards or the shops closed down for good 😅😭

Bubble tea down here in Australia. Also, love the new Q&A segment. :)

What I learned about boba/bubble tea is that they are two different things. Bubble tea got it's name from the bubbles that form when it is shaken. Boba refers to the tapioca pearls that are an optional add on to bubble tea. Also, I was trained to make my pearls with longan honey AND brown sugar :) Dissolve them together in a hot water solution. Once the pearls are done cooking, put them into the solution after it has cooled down. Pearls should be tossed out after four hours, otherwise they get too mushy. Regarding the lids, I prefer sealed lids. If I am unable to shake my pearls into the tea, there tends to be a slight gooey layer on the bottom of the cup (no matter how much you rinse the pearls). This is especially true for the slushy kinds of drinks. If you can't shake the pearls into the drink, they sit at the bottom and clump together. My go to bubble tea is lychee green tea with aloe jellies. So refreshing!

Oklahoma and Texas, we call it "boba" !

I also call it “Pearl Milk Tea” or like “Pearl” too Wes. Though I’m not a big fan milk tea, but I really love the pearls.

I thought today was gonna be a “spilling the tea”...bubble tea... video. But y’all are above that stuff 😉

congrats loved you’re drinks i even got to take a picture with you!

First time seeing two people using reusable straws!!!! Yay

Congrats on the cafe Phil!! What's your favorite item on the menu?

hi! i'm from Taiwan. I actually call them pearls in general. but if the tea shop have both larger and smaller ones then we'll call the larger ones boba and the smaller ones pearl :) some tea shop even have drinks with mixed sized boba!

back in the days, everyone got the Quickly's green apple slush with boba for 99 cents. mini boba! i mainly get boba to drink my milk tea slower.

In the UK we use both bubble and boba tea! But popping boba is super popular like people sometimes only have popping boba without the tapioca pearls

I went to BPMF because a Taiwanese friend recommended it to me. Had I known it was a Wong Fu production, literally, I would have flipped out. But now I’m just at home silently gushing over the natural ingredient-boba I had a month ago. I loved it! We had the Mayo tofu with cheese and tater tots, and I told one of the employees as we were leaving that it was “surprisingly good,” and he gave me a rather puzzled look. I had meant it as a compliment.

One time I went to a boba shop and they misheard me and gave me “3 boba” on my order sticker. Never understood what sort of person would have an order like that. But now I know.... IT’S BC OF THE PHILS OF THE WORLD 😂

From Alberta, Canada. We call it Bubble Tea. I dont think Ive heard anyone here call it Boba

I'm like Phil, I always ask for "less bubbles". In Canada we never say "Boba", but I've worked at at boba shop in Texas and the terminology is totally different 😂. Also, you should plug your cafe more, I wasn't sure if it was a joke or not. Congrats opening your own store, that's a huge development!

First time I had bubble tea was middle or high school but I always just got a smoothie and never had the boba. It wasn’t until I moved out to California 2 years ago that I decided to try boba with coworkers and I’ve been hooked ever since.

in 626, majority of people say Boba. Like Phil, I'm not that into Boba so now I order tea with no topping.

Does anyone else think Jenn's idea for stamp cards is FREAKING GENIUS?! 😮😮😮

When I was late teens, early 20s, Lollicup, Tapioca Express, and Tea Station was the thing. Our parents opened boba places. Now, your generation are tea house owners. Late/old millennials are "old" and the old school of boba culture. You guys are NOT "old." 🤣 Lots of werk werk werk ahead of you. Keep up the great work and good luck on your journey. 💪🏻👍🏻

Jen has come out of her shell so much. Beautiful inside and out.

it's quite rare that i watch a video with self promos and feel excited for it. :p

I might be late to the party, but NICE new setup!

great way to end the school year. now i need to drink bobaaaaaa

watching this as I'm sipping my boba (we need a boba emoji)

Totally on board with Phil about milk tea with '5' bobas! Hahah

It's called "bubble tea" in Singapore too. Haha. :D Boba sound more like a direct translation(?)/literal pronunciation from Taiwanese 波霸(bo ba)奶茶

Haha i’d watch them talk about boba forever!!

My first boba was when I was a kid. I'm from the Philippines and the brand name is Zagu. But completely forgot about it growing up. Until my sister-in-law and brother took us to a boba shop in Cali. I was at Cali just a few days ago and wanted to go to Bopomofo Cafe to try it out. But turns out it's closed on Mon and Tue. I felt bad. Maybe next time then. Looking forward to it.🤗

I don’t really like regular boba but I love popping boba! Lol, it’s good because you get a burst of flavor. I also love roe on sushi so it’s like a similar except sweet

loving the straws uwuwuwu

here in australia we call it bubble tea! people here call it boba if they want to be cool haha :^) i have a go to at each place, but some of my faves are the original, honey green tea latte from onezo, and taro milk tea with sago from coco!

Where do you buy the best reusable straws?

in canto its 珍珠奶茶 (pearl milk tea)! it took me forever to realize bubble tea/boba and pearl were all referring to the same drink ^^'

When I visited China, I went to Coco’s to order a drink and asked for a “boba nai cha” and the cashier had nooooo idea what I was saying haha. He was like “boba shi shen me” *face palm* Guess he wasn’t from So-Cal hahaha

wow in Cali they have such fancy ass boba drinks. I've never heard of putting pudding or red bean in the drink. We're basic here in NC we got jelly, tapioca, and popping boba

You guys should call the Q&A section Q&Ate since you just "ate" lunch!

I mean on the east coast we do call it milk tea or bubble tea the most but I learned about it first from the internet so i called it boba. theres literally only 2 places with boba where i live both are recent, one is a restaurant and the other is only open on weekends.

I grew up with calling it pearls and the first time having it was in elementary school in around 1st grade. My dad order it with pearls and I remember disliking it but I never told my dad that I didn’t like them cause I thought he would stop buying the drinks for me so I spent years of drinking them with the pearls. Now I just drink/eat them without much thought

I watched this as I was getting ready to apply at a boba shop wish me luck😁

so relatable i cant

I’m from SF Bay Area suburb and I’m with Wes. I learned it as pearl milk tea in the 90s. Now I call it Boba. I’m a traditionalist. Only milk tea with boba and very low sweetness.

Lots of Texans (Dallas, Houston, Austin) call it boba as well :-)

best episode

LOVE HOW SOME OF YOU ARE USING METAL STRAWS!!

This episode was great. Gotta love boba :)

I’ve had this very conversation with my friends

I am from India and my first experience of boba was when i was visiting my brother last year(who works in lancing michigan). It was good experience. I also had honey bubble tea. It was fun.

Wes I get the pearl milk tea translation! Zhun zui lai cha is boba in canto and the zhun zui translates to pearl.

12:27 = Me every time I want boba. Jen gets me.

I grew up in the Bay Area and grew up calling it PMT/Pearl Milk Tea too. Boba was always a SoCal thing

As a Taiwanese living in Taiwan. It is so great to hear how American Chinese experience the bubble milk tea culture.