Tea drinks and flavors
Taro: the root behind the purple drinks and cakes
Taro is a starchy root with a mild, nutty sweetness. What real taro tastes like, how it differs from ube and taro powder, and where it shows up in drinks and cakes.
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Guides linked to Six Ping Bakery
Plain-English guides on Chinese bakery items, Taiwanese breakfast, tea drinks and flavors, baking at home and visiting Six Ping, written alongside this independent guide.
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Tea drinks and flavors
Bubble tea: the drink, the main types and how to order
Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea drink served with chewy toppings. The main types, how milk tea differs from fruit tea, sweetness levels and how to order.
Visiting Six Ping
What to buy at Six Ping Bakery on a first visit
A first-visit shopping list for the Six Ping Bakery menu: a bun, a cake, a pastry and the tea shop breakfast items, with what is and is not confirmed.
Tea drinks and flavors
What is boba? The tapioca pearls in bubble tea explained
What is boba? The chewy tapioca pearls in bubble tea: what they are made of, how they taste, other toppings, and how to order sweetness and ice.