Bubble Tea

Thank you Xing Fu Tang for offering lactose free milk as an option for some of your drinks!

The Brown Sugar Boba Fresh Milk is honestly a delicious treat. It‘a made even better with lactose free milk, which doesn’t change the taste of the drink because it tastes the same as regular cow’s milk with lactose.

I don’t like to add additional sugar into my bubble tea orders and this honestly doesn’t need it. The brown sugar syrup from the pearls is more than enough to flavour the milk and the drink as a whole. It’s a classic combination for bubble tea, simple and satisfying.

This is one of the bubble tea chains that I inevitably end up gravitating towards because they have the option for lactose free milk but also because of their unique drinks. I don’t find it to be an overhyped chain and I like that they do limited edition or series drinks to keep this fresh and interesting.

I recently tried this Yuzu Calpis Soda from the Japan series at XFT and was pleasantly surprised. I mean, not that surprised because I know what Calpis tastes like and I love it, but mixed with soda and in the form of “bubble tea”? Actually, it was great. I haven’t tasted something like this before and for it to come from a bubble tea shop was interesting.

I like the touch of creaminess that the Calpis brings to this drink and the fun side from the fizzyness of the soda. I went for the yuzu flavour as I thought that would be quite a Japanese combination. I found the drink much lighter than the usual milk teas because the Calpis does the trick of giving you that milky colour and creamy taste but without being as filling as milk. There also wasn’t an excessive amount of Calpis, so despite being lactose intolerant this was alright for my stomach. The yuzu purée at the bottom was yummy and provided the drink with enough flavour without overpowering - I could still taste all the individual components of this drink: yuzu, Calpis, and soda. As for the pink grape flavoured jelly inside, I couldn’t really taste any grape flavour in it but it was quite a light jelly to begin with.

I’d be keen to try the other flavours in this Calpis series but could do without the pink grape flavoured jelly, as it didn’t add much to the drink overall.