Topping↕ | Origin↕ | Texture↕ | Flavor Profile↕ | Main Ingredient↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Tapioca Pearls (Boba) | Taiwan | Chewy, bouncy | Brown sugar, caramel | Cassava starch | The original boba, standard in every milk tea shop, QQ chewiness |
White Tapioca Pearls | Taiwan | Chewy, soft | Neutral, subtly sweet | Cassava starch | Uncaramelized version, often used in fruit teas |
Popping Boba | Taiwan | Bursting, liquid-filled | Mango, strawberry, lychee, passionfruit | Fruit juice, seaweed extract | Spherification technique, explodes with juice when bitten |
Grass Jelly | Southern China | Slippery, soft gelatin | Herbal, slightly bitter, cooling | Platostoma palustre herb | Traditional cooling dessert, paired with milk tea in Hong Kong |
Aiyu Jelly | Taiwan | Firm, slippery | Neutral, lemony when served | Aiyu fig seeds | Made by rubbing fig seeds in water, Taiwanese street drink |
Coconut Jelly | Southeast Asia | Firm, chewy | Coconut, tropical | Coconut water, agar | Translucent cubes, adds tropical sweetness |
Lychee Jelly | Taiwan | Firm gelatin cubes | Sweet, floral lychee | Lychee juice, konjac | Popular in fruit teas, mildly chewy |
Rainbow Jelly | Taiwan | Firm, multi-layered | Mixed fruit | Konjac or agar | Colorful layered cubes, visual appeal |
Pudding (Egg Custard) | Taiwan | Silky, creamy | Eggy, sweet caramel | Egg, milk, sugar | Taiwanese-style flan topping, melts into the drink |
Taro Balls | Taiwan | Chewy, dense | Earthy, nutty taro | Taro root, tapioca flour | Jiufen specialty, often served in shaved ice and hot teas |
Sweet Red Beans (Azuki) | Japan/China | Soft, mealy | Earthy, sweet | Azuki beans, sugar | Traditional East Asian dessert topping, pairs with matcha |
Sago Pearls | Southeast Asia | Small, soft, chewy | Neutral | Sago palm starch | Smaller than tapioca, classic in mango sago and coconut drinks |
Chia Seeds | Mexico | Gelatinous, crunchy | Neutral, nutty | Chia seeds | Health-forward topping, absorbs liquid into tiny gel pockets |
Crystal Boba (Agar Pearls) | Taiwan | Firm, translucent, bouncy | Honey, white peach | Agar, konjac | See-through appearance, less chewy than tapioca, vegan friendly |
Cheese Foam | Taiwan | Thick, frothy | Salty-sweet, creamy | Cream cheese, milk, salt | Sipped through the foam layer, modern bubble tea innovation |
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