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Known as boba, bubble tea (珍珠奶茶)has taken the world by storm, with its chains springing up like mushrooms around the world. 1． you’ve been living under a rock, it’s easy to notice this Chinese long-standing cultural food phenomenon.

It’s 2． (inspire) to see how this tea preparation has become a full-blown sensation in its land of origin as well as abroad. But 3．on earth came up with the idea of putting chewy tapioca balls in tea?

Bubble tea is said 4． (originate) in the city of Taichung. Liu Hanchie of Chun Shui Tang Teahouse, who claims to be the 5． (create), declares that in 6．early eighties, he experimented with cold milk tea   7． adding fruit, syrup, candied yams and tapioca bubbles.

A decade later, the 8． (addictive) tasty drink reached most parts of East and Southeast Asia with bubble tea shops 9． (pop) up in every mall and street corner. Since then, it 10． (spread) across the globe, including the US, Australia, Europe and South Africa.