How bubble tea, or boba, went global – and who first thought of putting chewy tapioca balls in it?

This highly-addictive drink from Taiwan has spread around the world from Japan and Malaysia to the United States and Australia
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard not to notice Taiwan’s long-standing cultural food phenomenon that is bubble tea. Also known as boba, this drink has taken the world by storm, with bubble tea chains springing up like mushrooms around the world from Japan and Malaysia to the United States and Australia.  

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