Only a few companies manufacture super-sized paper straws big enough for bubble tea. They're all reporting huge orders and delays lasting up to four months. But paper is not a perfect fix ...

So what is it? Bubble tea's base is usually black, green or oolong tea mixed with sweetened milk or fruit syrup. Squishy, edible balls (yeah, I just typed that) – called boba – sink to the ...

has already been a popular choice on traditional Asian bubble tea menus for years — even if boba is often associated with squishy tapioca pearls. Responding to Liu’s further questions about ...