>>> THE SCOTCH EGG IS ALL THAT! >> THE SCOTCH EGG, TATI.
>> Tati: WHEN YOU THINK OF A
BUBBLY BEVERAGE, CHAMPAGNE OR
POP MAY COME TO MIND.
BUT THERE’S A NEW CATEGORY.
IT’S POPPING UP ALL OVER TOWN
AND IT’S CALLED BUBBLE TEA.
BUT IT GOES BEYOND BUBBLES.
MEREDITH BRUCKNER WITH
ALLABOUTANNARBOR.COM.
ALLABOUTANNARBOR.COM. AND IT’S CHATIME.
AND HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT
CHATIME TEA?
CHATIME TEA? >> IT OPENED IN MAY.
AT THE TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
ANN ARBOR WERE SAYING THE BUBBLE
TEA SCENE WAS LACKING.
THERE WERE PLACES TO BUY IT.
BUT CHATIME CAME IN AND CHANGED
THE GAME.
THE GAME. IT ORIGINATED IN TAIWAN.
AND THERE ARE OVER 200 LOCATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD.
THE INGREDIENTS ARE ALL SUPER
YUMMY, SUPER FRESH.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST BIG
PLACES FOR THEM.
WE’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT BUBBLE
TEA TODAY AND WHAT ALL THE YUMMY
SQUISHY THINGS ARE.
>> Tati: I LOVE IT.
SHOW HOW THE TEAS ARE MADE.
>> THIS IS HOW TO MAKE THE CHA
TEA.
TEA. I DO A LITTLE BIT OF SHAKING.
THESE ARE RED BEANS.
>> YOU HEAR ABOUT THE CLASSIC
TAPIOCA, AND THAT MAKES THIS
PLACE REALLY DIFFERENT.
>> Tati: AND I LOVE THAT RED
BEANS ARE SO VERSATILE.
THEY CAN BE MADE SWEET OR
SAVORY.
SAVORY. >> Tati: IS THAT REGULAR MILK?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> Tati: AND YOU’RE A BIG MATCHA
FAN.
FAN. AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF MACHA
LATTES.
LATTES. >> Tati: AND ALL KINDS OF
DESSERTS AND YOU CAN HAVE IT
ROBUST OR IN SOMETHING SWEET.
THE TRADITIONAL BUBBLES IN THE
BUBBLE TEA ARE ALL TAPIOCA,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> ALL MADE WITH TAPIOCA.
AND THESE ARE THE PEARLS.
>> WHAT I LOVER ABOUT IT IS IT’S
A SNACK AND A DRINK AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME. SO IT SERVES TWO PURPOSES.
>> IT’S A FUN WAY TO ENJOY THE
TEA.
TEA. YOU CAN CHOOSE THE TOPPINGS,
JELLY, AND WE HAVE PUDDINGS IN
OUR STORE.
OUR STORE. >> Tati: MAKE US ANOTHER ONE.
>> IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
AND THE UNIQUE THING IS THEY
HAND STEEP ALL OF THEIR TEAS.
THIS ADDS MORE OF THE LOVE.
I THINK IT’S MADE WITH LOVE, AND
THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS RAINBOW JELLY.
>> Tati: THAT’S COOL!
SO WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN IT
NOW?
NOW? >> THIS IS LIKE THE MILK THAT WE
HAVE IN OUR STORES.
IT’S FRESH TEA, AND THEN YOU
PICK A TOPPING AND THEN ADD A
MILK CAP ON TOP.
IT’S MILK AND CREAM.
AND THEN YOU MIX IT WITH THE
DRINK AND THEN ENJOY IT.
>> Tati: YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF
CREATIVE AND UNIQUE RECIPES.
WHAT ARE SOME TRADITIONAL
FLAVORS?
FLAVORS? >> THE MILK TEA, AND ADJUST THE
SWEETNESS AND YOU CAN ADD A
LITTLE BIT OF --
>> Tati: TELL US WHERE YOU’RE
LOCATED.
LOCATED. >> WE’RE LOCATED AT 340 MAIN
STREET, ANN ARBOR.
AND THEN WE OPEN 11:00 TO 11:00
FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND
11:00 TO 10:00 FOR SUNDAY.
>> Tati: IT’S A SNACK AND A
DRINK AND DESSERT ALL AT THE
SAME TIME.
SAME TIME. SO CHECK THEM OUT WHEN YOU’RE IN
ANN ARBOR.
ANN ARBOR. MEREDITH WRITES ABOUT GREAT
EVENTS AND PLACES IN ANN ARBOR.
FOR A LOOK AT ALL THE COOL
THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN ANN
ARBOR, GO TO
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