The usual term for tea that Malaysian drinks is the
mamak tea,
teh-o or
teh tarik, and there is also the Chinese tea which is a fusion of different Chinese tea leaves to produce fragrant teas, and there is the western tea black-tea, earl
grey and
English breakfast tea. Not to forget the Indian Masala tea as well mix with spices. Well in the search for the history of Bubble Tea we came across many claims of origin. We know for certain that it comes from the Far East, Taiwan to be exact, but as with anything, the precise details have become an amalgamation of different accounts told by different people. This is a summary from a Bubble Tea House company.
A long time ago in a foreign land at the other side of the world lived an unconventional man that led a conventional life. Used to the customs of his country, he learned to make delicious tea that his family enjoyed day after day and night after night.
His tea was brewed step by step according to tradition.
He sat the head of a long wooden table much shorter than his knees. In front of him, he lay long stainless steel double tray, ( which acted as a catch board for overflowing water), a fist sized clay teapot and numerous mugs as big as his thumbs. To his left, he set a gas fueled'single hob where he boiled several liters of water in a large copper pot. Under his substantially short chair, he kept a drawer made of straw with pint-sized metal canisters with glass lids containing different types of sun dried and carefully roasted leaves. When the water boiled, he reached under his chair and measured a minute spoonful of leaves out of the canisters and poured them into the teapot that rested on the table in front of him. The toy-sized pot (which came fully equipped with an integrated strainer) would fill with only a few milliliters of boiling water so he meticulously filled it to the rim and covered it with a tiny lid.
He then waited a few minutes before lifting the tiny pot into the air and as he swirled it softly he breathed in the aroma of the hot steam pouring out of the spout. If he was satisfied with what he smelled, he continued to the next step, if not, he repeated the whole process again until he was.
Once the tea was brewed to this liking, he filled each and every one of the many minute mugs. Needless to say, this whole process took hours of his day, as the little pit and the little mugs, did not last long amongst his family and friends.
As the years passed and his skin began to crease, he is children grew into handsome young men. One by one left their father and mother behind. But week after week, they would come back with their children at hand. Nobody they knew was able to make tapioca and tea like their parents.
On one hot summer night when the grown children were visiting their old home, the old man sat at his table and began to brew tea as any other day and any other night. But this time, his children and grandchildren did not come inside. They were all sitting out in the garden enjoying the breeze.
Without any thought, the man poured his tea into a large glass jug and added penny sized ice
square. He gave it a little swirl and took a big sip. He didn't know what to make of his new recipe, but regardless he brewed and brewed tiny pots of tea until the large jug was full with tea and packed with ice cubes.
With the ice, however, his tea did not taste the same as it always had. Something was missing. Worried his children and grandchildren would not like this new mix of brewed tea and cold ice, he added sweet milk and shook it around.
He took a tiny sip from his tiny mug. He smiled and without a word he filled all the rest of the little mugs that sat on the tray. He then called out for his children and grandchildren who rushed to his side.
Without hesitation, they all lifted their tiny mugs and sipped the cold sweet milky tea. After the tiny
sips come giant gulps and tiny mugs were no longer enough.
One of his sons, a stout businessman, thought of bringing this idea to the streets of Taiwan. Out in the night market, competition was fierce, stall after stall nothing was like his dad's icy cold milk tea. The first few nights, the cold milky tea was very popular. But he felt that it still wasn't quite right. One evening, he was at his old home visiting his mum when she brought out freshly cooked soft tapioca. For some reason no one knows, he poured his cold milky tea and mixed it around.
Everything after that seems to be blurred in this wild story of the origins of Bubble Tea.
This exquisite beverage has poured into every corner of every city in Taiwan. The night markets in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and many more are packed with all sorts of versions and varieties of this popular drink.
(Story source
bubble tea house company story)
Then the trend start to start hit worldwide, the craze for bubble tea drinks became a trend and it was seen as an open market for business opportunities. Until to a point it starts mushrooming everywhere, besides milk tea versions, as the market grows, consumers start to be health conscience. So alternative has to be made! Fruit tea or fruit smoothies were produced!
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