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| - Move over, you-know-what-time - there's a new bubble tea queen in my books, and Gong Cha reigns.
Beyond customizing sugar and ice levels (though you can also certainly do so here), there are a lot of topping options: regular tapioca pearls, white pearls, coconut jelly, grass jelly, aiyu jelly, aloe jelly, basil seeds, milk foam...
Providing free samples of a couple options, Gong Cha is the first and only place I've actually enjoyed the milk foam/mousse in a bubble tea. Thickly frothed milk that sits on the top of any drink, it's faintly savoury when sipped on its own yet barely discernible once mixed in - think salted caramel. Mmm.
Today's Brown Sugar Oolong Tea was the gateway to my new Gong Cha addiction. While I've learned that at 70% sugar level is way too high for my taste, it actually had a strong tea flavour that still cut through the sweetness and the milk. Plus, duh to me, it has Sugar right in the name!
Loved the instructions provided by the staff to remove the lid and sip off the brown sugar bits floating above the creamy milk cloud to enjoy their cookie-like texture. Plus just in case I missed it, it also came with a sticker with 3 other different ways to enjoy the texture and flavour.
Hmm, I only got to try 2 out of 3 - guess I'll have to go back again tomorrow and give the rest a shot. Oh yes, I am *that* addicted right now...
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