Editing Bubble tea (section)

==== Toppings ====
[[File:Tapioca, aka boba.jpg|thumb|upright|Tapioca (boba)]]

[[Tapioca]] pearls (boba) are the most common ingredient, although there are other ways to make the chewy spheres found in bubble tea.<ref name=":2" /> The pearls vary in color according to the ingredients mixed in with the tapioca. Most pearls are black from brown sugar.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-21 |title=How to Make Tapioca Pearls (Boba Balls) with Perfect Texture For Milk Tea |url=https://www.honestfoodtalks.com/how-to-make-tapioca-pearls/ |access-date=2022-01-24 |website=Honest Food Talks |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425122026/https://www.honestfoodtalks.com/how-to-make-tapioca-pearls/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jelly comes in different shapes: small cubes, stars, or rectangular strips, and flavours such as [[Nata de coco|coconut jelly]], [[konjac]], [[lychee]], [[grass jelly]], [[mango]], [[coffee]], and [[green tea]]. [[Azuki bean]] or [[mung bean]] paste, typical toppings for Taiwanese shaved ice desserts, give bubble tea an added subtle flavour as well as texture. [[Aloe]], egg pudding ([[custard]]), and [[sago]] also can be found in many bubble tea shops.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Lindsey |date=26 June 2019 |title=Bubble Tea 101: Types, Ingredients, and More |url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/types-of-bubble-tea-766451 |access-date=2022-01-24 |website=The Spruce Eats |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418044307/https://www.thespruceeats.com/types-of-bubble-tea-766451 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Popping boba]], or spheres that have fruit juices or syrups inside them, are another popular bubble tea topping.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Dickey |first=Rachel |date=2017-06-25 |title=6 Worth The Drive Coffee Shops Outside of Ottawa |url=https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/6-worth-thedrive-coffee-shops-outside-of-ottawa |access-date=2021-04-09 |website=Spoon University |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511015241/https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/6-worth-thedrive-coffee-shops-outside-of-ottawa |url-status=live }}</ref> Flavours include mango, strawberry, coconut, kiwi, and honey melon.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-25 |title=Bubble Tea Flavors and Toppings You Never Knew Existed! |url=https://www.honestfoodtalks.com/bubble-tea-flavors-boba-toppings/ |access-date=2021-04-25 |website=Honest Food Talks |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425122025/https://www.honestfoodtalks.com/bubble-tea-flavors-boba-toppings/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some shops offer milk or cheese foam on top of the drink, giving the drink a consistency similar to that of whipped cream, and a saltier flavour profile.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reiter |first=Amy |title=Will We All Soon Be Drinking Cheese Tea? |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2017/06/will-we-all-soon-be-drinking-cheese-tea |access-date=2021-04-09 |website=Food Network |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417163249/https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2017/06/will-we-all-soon-be-drinking-cheese-tea |url-status=live }}</ref> One shop described the effect of the cheese foam as "neutraliz[ing] the bitterness of the tea...and as you drink it you taste the returning sweetness of the tea."<ref name=Fullerton>{{cite magazine |last=Fullerton |first=Jamie |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/people-in-beijing-are-lining-up-for-hours-to-try-cheese-tea/ |title=People in Beijing Are Lining Up for Hours to Try 'Cheese Tea' |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice Magazine]] |date=2017-10-18 |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>