The tea became known as "boba" because the term is Taiwanese slang for breasts (a reference to the spherical shape of the tapioca balls), and is believed to have originated from Chinese characters.

She sold boba desserts as a street vendor before starting her own catering company. Boba, or tapioca pearls ... boba dough and hand-rolling it into balls. “We want to make it like how it ...

Part of Los Angeles’s Boba Era Is Here Boba, bubble tea, pearls, tapioca balls; whatever the name, the chewy ball drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s has spread across the world and ...

The Taiwanese drink known as bubble tea is gaining popularity in the U.S., with more coffee and juice shops adding the iconic tapioca balls to their menus. Starbucks is also joining the trend ...

Originally from Taiwan, bubble tea, a milk tea with tapioca balls called boba ... with lanterns strung across the ceiling and cherry blossom trees in the corners, transporting you to the streets ...