Japaneese obsession with tapioka is crazy. It is awfull drink... blueh =\\ @Rodvus they invented tentacle hentai, dude, so are you really that surprised they drink THAT?.. xDDD
P.s. ALL HAIL BAEL-SAMA!
That's not it man. I was surprised because tapioca is a Brazilian food and it's like a substitute for bread and they made a drink out of it. But yeah, after tentacle porn and their weird porn censorship laws I shouldn't be surprised kkkk
@Rodvus
I'm not quite sure why Brazil has some sort of monopoly on "Tapioca" but the drink they are referring to is a Taiwanese export.
Alt Names: Boba Milk Tea, Bubble Tea (East Coast), Pearl Milk Tea (Yayy areaaa what up what uuuup)
The origin has (sorry to say) nothing to do with Brazil. Tapioca balls (flour of the cassava root, brown sugar, water) have been a common dessert item in Taiwan for a long time but the creation of the drink in Taipei, Taiwan happened around the 80's.
Boba is a big part of Asian American culture, part of it having to do with identity and cultural influence.
As for Brazil and tapioca flour, pan de queso is mighty delicious but that's the only association I have of Brazil and tapioca.
@Ghang
I may be mistaken, but in the early days Tapioca drink became popular in Japan, it created a long queue lines just to buy it. In a sense, it's just like a cult.