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I Kevin Pang host the proof have a brand new book out called a very Chinese cookbook.

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Okay, thanks, bye. 20 years ago when I was taking non-Chinese friends to Chinatown for the first time

the gateway food I'd introduced to them was this pastry called an egg tart. It's this sweet, eggy,

custard filling that's the yellow hue of a sunflower and everyone I've

introduced egg tarts to think they're so tasty and it's inspired them to explore more Chinese cuisine.

Now those were the days before bubble tea or Boba tea was ubiquitous.

Boba tea shops are everywhere nowadays, not just in Chinatowns, but in hipster downtown

corridors and near college campuses. You've seen the drink. These are black chewy pearls sitting

on the bottom of a plastic cup with tea or a fruit smoothie.

Boba refers both to the chewy pearls and the drink itself.

It usually has a comically thick straw sticking out the top.

And to me, bubble tea is pure cheerfulness in beverage form.

I think it's the most vibrant, crowd-pleasing introduction to Asian pop culture.

Sorry, Egg Tarts. So how did bubble tea get so crazy popular?

Today on proof from America's Test Kitchen, we tell the story of how bubble tea went from nowhere to everywhere. I'm Kevin Pang, slorp harder people.

I'm Kevin Pang. Slorp harder people.

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