Talk Sweet To Me
Hello Lovelies, :)
I hope you’re all having a lovely week.
Before I begin, I want to make acknowledgement of country. I want to acknowledge the First Nations People as the traditional custodians of this land. I am coming to you from Gadigal of the Eora Nation.
I haven’t purchased a bubble tea or boba tea in over a year. However, you like to call it.
The last time I was in a physical supermarket was a couple of months ago. That day, I had grabbed different ranges of drinks and stocked up my fridge.
We all go through a period looking at what is about to expire in our fridge, our pantry. You get the gist :P I immediately noticed that this Brown Rice Sugar tea is due to expire next month.
I can remember that day feeling excited to find this product. Like I said, it’s been over a year since I’ve had a bubble tea.
I am not a big, sweet eater and/or sweet drinker. It is on very rare occasions where I will crave for a sweet bubble tea. This brown sugar milk tea is 350mL. It is not vegan friendly. The ingredients section states this product contains milk. If you an allergen to milk, then I suggest giving this product a miss . This drink contains a total of 27.5 grams of sugar per serving of 350mL. That’s a lot of sugar! I found the taste to be too sweet. I found the taste to be sweeter than eating Lebanese sweets. I wasn’t able to finish this drink off, because it was that sweet. This product cost me $4.20 at my local Woolworths store. The drink had a chunky, sugary taste with every sip. It would taste nicer with some tapioca peals to break up the sugariness. I wasn’t able to find this product in other major competing supermarkets. It is also 10 cents refund able at collection depots/points in participating State/Territory of purchase.
I found that one of the ingredients included: carrageenan E401. I usually look at the ingredients of drinks, but I didn’t until I started to drink the brown sugar tea. I tend to avoid any ingredients that include: carrageenan and carrageenan E401. In the past, these ingredients have given me stomach problems because I do suffer from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). This is why I wasn’t able to finish off this drink. This is another reason why I don’t buy some shelf-life almond cartons because some contain the ingredients: carrageenan and carrageenan E401. I am happy to share my personal experience in another entry post. Feel free to tell me in the comments section below or DM me on Instagram.
I found this product in the tea and coffee aisle.
I was happy to see Cha Time has come out with ranges of DIY bubble tea kits in the supermarket. There are DIY bubble tea kits from other competitors in the same section in my local supermarket.
I’ve been a Cha Time member since 2009. God, I sound old. Back then, I had purchased my Cha Time card for about 0.50 cents and there was no barcode on that card. I still have this card to this day. I no longer use it, but use the app on my phone. When they first opened, I used to call the store ‘Chatime’. >,<
About eleven years ago, it was hard to find DIY bubble tea kits in major supermarkets. Back in the day, I would have to go to my local Asian supermarket or grocer to find those kits. Otherwise, there were some YouTube tutorials on how to make bubble tea at home. I also remember there were some small blogs out there who posted recipes.
Cha Time started popping up back in 2009/2010. I used to wait in the long queues for the buy one, get one free specials. Back then, there used to be other bubble tea competitors such as Easy Way. This store does not exist anymore. When Cha Time first opened, they used to have a small pocket accordion-like drinks menu of different traditional Taiwanese teas. My favourite was the ginger tea. They’ve changed the menu since then. It would great for Cha Time to bring back those traditional Taiwanese tea flavours.
I will not be buying this product again. I am giving this product a 2/5. I love the convenient size of the packaging and design of the bottle. I love Cha Time , but I will certainly give this product a miss. I believe the price for the amount and size is too expensive to pay $4.20. If Cha Time does come out with other flavours on the market, I am happy to give them a try.
What is your favourite boba flavour? Have you tried any DIY boba products at home? Feel free to let me know in the comments below. Also, feel free to suggest any other boba flavours to try.
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