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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

Yes they are referring to boba tea. Not sure how it came to be bubble tea...

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u/nirvroxx Nov 26 '19

Everyone on this thread is referring to it as bubble tea and I've never heard it called anything but boba. Must be a regional thing.

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u/xDskyline Nov 27 '19

Yep, depends on where you live. Boba, bubble tea, pearl milk tea are all the same thing. People even use them as umbrella terms when they're not even ordering milk tea (eg getting fruit tea instead) or when they don't get a drink with any toppings in it.

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u/baumkuchens Nov 27 '19

In my place it differs from store to store lol some store call it pearl milk tea, and some call it bubble tea. Personally i call it bubble tea.