bubble tea

Bubble Tea at Dubai Mall, Sino Chai, Kitsch, and more…

August 17, 2012
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Like my mocha, tea, or frappaccino, bubble tea isn’t something that I liked to make a big effort to obtain. That’s because growing up in NYC, I was used to bubble tea being widely available. But in Dubai, getting good bubble tea used to involve a long drive (for me as I live in New Dubai) [...]

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I Found Bubble Tea!!!

December 22, 2008
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It’s been many long months but the search for bubble tea has finally yielded some results and I have tasted and photographed the proof! Noodle House (a Jumeirah branded restaurant) has introduced Bubble Tea at their restaurants for 18 dirhams.  I had the almond one and it wasn’t as good as the ones I’ve had [...]

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The Search for Bubble Tea

April 22, 2008
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A friend ordered a strawberry smoothie the other day and it was served in a cup with a domed lid. Nothing special, right? That’s how Starbuck’s frappuccino’s are served. But then I saw the straw and it was one of those large diameter straws. The ones that are used with bubble tea so that the [...]

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Bubble Tea Craving

April 6, 2008
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I went to Smiling BKK by Al Wasl road for some Thai food last week. The food was disappointing as our chicken appetizer was served still raw and the seafood noodles had more shells than actual seafood, and the stir-fry beef with noodles was more soup than stir-fry. I did however enjoy the Thai iced tea. [...]

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