The Boba Book by The Boba Guys

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Available from Perennial Tea Room when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

A beautifully photographed and designed cookbook and guide to the cultural phenomenon that is boba, or bubble tea—featuring recipes and reflections from The Boba Guys tea shops. Andrew Chau and Bin Chen realized in 2011 that boba—the milk teas and fruit juices laced with chewy tapioca balls from Taiwan that were exploding in popularity in the States—was still made from powders and mixes. No one in the U.S. was making boba with the careful attention it deserved, or using responsible, high-quality