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		michaelscott on Jan 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chronicles of a Bubble Tea Addict Had a Taiwanese friend who ran a bubble tea store and also always referred to the bubbles added as pearls. He only changed it when he realised that his predominantly non-Asian market didn't know what "adding pearls to your tea" meant.

hnick on Feb 1, 2021 [–]

I've also seen bubbles and pearls here in AU, but never boba. e.g. https://sharetea.com.au/bubble-tea-menu/

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