Bubbleology

Monday, 23rd of May 2016

London Spring is completely unpredictable, you can look at the sky and at the same time you will be able to see both the sun and clouds appearing with heavy rain. Most days I just wear a t-shirt and bring an umbrella with me, is quite odd.

Today was one of those days, so before the rain started to pour in, I decided to go for a walk in Pembridge Road, in the Notting Hill area where all the quirky shops and cafés are in.

I decided to enter this place called Bubbleology. Here is where this new Taiwanese phenomenon comes to place, the bubble tea, which combines a variety of refreshing milk or fruit teas, served mainly cold with tapioca balls (sometimes called pearls).

The "base" is made of green, black or white tea and then if you choose the fruit option, your drink will be infused with natural fruit flavourings, while the milk ones gets to be more similar to the structure of a normal milkshake. They have various flavours, such as: almond, jasmine, cocoa, vanilla, strawberry, mango, oreo and many more.

My choice was the apple fruit tea and it turned out to be a great one! 

Although is quite difficult to explain how it tastes like, since I had never had anything like it, I can just say it is a nice experience.

The space is also different than any ordinary café, it has a scientific theme. The employees wear lab coats and the all making of the tea process is done in front of you with typical laboratorial tools.

The regular size is about 500ml and is more than enough, it took me a couple of hours to finish my beverage, but is a good and refreshing option for a Spring London day.

From a girl enjoying her bubble tea,

Mariana Fidalgo