- Hey everybody, I'm Gunnarolla,
and we're here today at
Yang TeaShop for a bubble tea tasting!
(exclaims)
(all laugh)
- You didn't put your thumb over the top.
- Hey everyone, Gunnarolla here.
Today our crew is checking out Yang Teashop,
a new brand that originated in Toronto,
and specializes in everything to do with tea,
from lattes and nitro tea
to exotic infusions and fresh fruit blends.
There are plenty of tea shops in the city,
but Yang Teashop stands out
for its healthy, innovative and customizable drinks
using premium ingredients.
(video game chime noise) Alright, so we've got
four of Yang Teashop's signature drinks.
Very beautiful, very fragrant. (whimsical instrumental music)
We're gonna try to guess the ingredients,
and then we're gonna come up with
a creative new name for these drinks.
Alright, let's start with this warm drink then.
- Okay.
Ooh, I think I know what it is.
- Now, Pascal's gonna give it a try.
- I think I know what it is too.
- Okay, this one's
a super-obvious. (all talk indistinctly)
- One taste.
- It's warm.
It tastes like tea.
- Alright. - Is it Earl Gray?
- Let me go (exclaims).
- That's Earl Gray.
- No, it's not, I had Earl Gray tea this morning--
- Oh! - It doesn't taste
like that at all.
- Earl Gray is a little creamier,
I find that that is more like, bitter, like an Orange Pekoe.
- I honestly think it tastes like a London Fog,
I'm still sticking to Earl Gray as my guess.
- Earl Gray.
- Okay, we got two for Earl Gray.
- I think we should call it
Earl Orange. (bell dings)
- Earl Pekoe (bell dings)
- Gray Pekoe, (bell dings)
because her dog's name is Pekoe.
- My dog's name is Pekoe. - Aww.
- Yeah, Gray Pekoe!
- Gray Pekoe!
- What kind tea is this?
- [Server] Black tea.
- Just a black tea?
- [Server] Black tea. - So all of us were wrong.
(all laugh)
- So no specific black tea, just like a black tea.
Alright, so, we weren't wrong, but we also weren't right.
- Correct. - The best place to be.
- Yeah. (video game chime noise)
- Alright, drink number two.
We have something, it's orange.
I can see like pulp on the bottom, it's cold,
and it's kinda frothy at the top.
First sip.
Ooh.
It's very sweet.
- I think it's like a citrus-based tea.
- It definitely, is mango.
- Sort of mango.
Maybe-- - Or mango lychee,
it's definitely lychee, it's definitely lychee in this.
- Mango lychee.
(exclaims) I know that it is.
- There's a tropical fruit. - Tropical fruit tea!
- This is so refreshing.
- So what do we name this tea?
A golden...
- Tea. - Dream.
- Golden Dream. (bell dings)
(slowed down) Golden Dream!
(slowed down) Golden Dream.
(slowed down) Golden...
- Fog
(bell dings) (laughs)
- Golden-- - What about something
to do with mango,
because I feel like mango is the consistent,
agreed-upon factor. - What if it's like
"Man-go to Yang Tea." (laughs)
(bell dings) "Shop."
- That's very abstract.
If you're the type of person
that gets overwhelmed by a really extensive menu, or,
all the customization options
here. - That one would
pop out to you, it's like a name
that takes up half the menu, you know?
(bell dings) Hey Man-Go To Yang's Teashop.
- What is this?
- [Server] Mango green tea.
- Mango green tea! (all exclaim)
- I knew there was fruit tea.
- [Server] It has fresh mango puree.
- Fresh. (all exclaim)
There's fresh mango puree.
- That one's my favorite so far.
- But why does it taste like lychee to me?
- It does taste like lychee.
- I think I just succumb to the power of suggestion,
and because you said it was lychee.
(laughs) (speaks indistinctly)
(video game chime noise) - Alright, drink number three,
we've got a foam on top, it looks like a cheese foam.
It's kinda orangey-beige.
- It's like business at the bottom, party on the top.
- Do you prefer the bottom or the top?
- I'm not gonna answer, but I will drink.
- I have no idea.
- There's like some kinda like
candied things on the top here.
It's like sweet and savory.
- Ooh, I love that.
- The tea's pretty bitter.
Is that an oolong tea?
- Let's smell it, and find out.
Did you put the microphone
to my nose? (all laugh)
- I wanted the sound effect,
of you sniff- - ASMR, like.
(inhales through nostrils) (tranquil music)
- Cheese foam oolong. (whimsical instrumental music)
- I don't know how I feel about drinking this.
- Listen, it's very trendy right now,
it's very popular, I don't think it's for everybody.
- Just like you. (chuckles)
- So we're callin' this drink M'eh.
(bell dings) (laughs)
When would you wanna drink this though,
'cause it's still pretty light.
- Yeah, but the cheese
kinda makes it a bit more of a meal, you know,
so it'd be like, it's a whole snack.
- I was gonna say it's an Appe-Tea-Ser,
(bell dings) but that doesn't
make any sense.
- It's a very multi-dimensional bubble tea.
- It's layered.
It almost looks like.
- It looks like an onion.
- Yeah.
This is
The Onion of Bubble Tea. (bell dings)
Why don't we use the word foam instead of cheese?
- It's not,
"Foa-Me".
(bell dings) (all laugh)
- I feel like our names, end up being--
- Full on sentences.
Or, would we incorporate, "foam-o"?
- "If You Don't Drink Me, You'll Feel Foam-O"?
(bell dings)
- I think of a smile when I think of cheese.
Say Cheese?
- Say Cheese! (bell dings)
Okay.
- Or You'll Feel Foam-O.
- So this tea we're gonna call,
(all in unison) Say Cheese! (bell dings)
- Exclamation point.
- What is this, what's this tea?
- [Server] This is our holiday collection,
it's called a Jim's Gift.
- Oh!
- [Server] And it's made with oolong tea
(exclaims) and cheese foam.
- So it's oolong, and cheese foam.
(video game chime) Alright, last drink.
It's a pretty one.
- It looks like the Ombre Drink.
- We've got some kinda watery layer at the top,
it's a little milky in the middle,
and there's some pink stuff at the bottom.
- Tastes like grapefruit.
- Tastes like grapefruit and icing.
- Wow.
Fresh fruit. - An ingredient in that,
is Yakult.
In Korean, we call it Yakuleuteu.
So it's a yoghurty, grapefruity drink.
- With that kinda tea base?
- Tropical fruit tea.
- That's very fruity, I feel like it literally is
just grapefruit, and Yakuleuteu.
- What do we call it?
- Grapefruit Creamsicle.
- Grapefruit cream, I would definitely buy that.
That would be such a hot seller.
- Instead of the, "Great-Fruit."
(bell dings) - I'm done, I'm sorry.
- What is this one?
- [Server] Grapefruit Yakult.
- Got it!
- And your tea base?
- What tea base?
- [Server] It doesn't have any.
(all exclaim)
(video game chime) - So one of the
really cool things about Yang Teashop,
is that you can customize your order.
You can select your tea base, your toppings,
your fruits, you can make it a slash,
you can add sweetener.
Angela, customized two of these for us.
They look very complex. (exclaims)
We'll try to figure out what's in them.
Bubble tea bonus round!
(all exclaim)
(laughs)
Not the first time that's happened.
So we've got one that's kind of a lighter color,
this looks very milky.
I feel like this is supposed to be caramel,
or something.
This one looks fruity.
It's a little floral.
- Mm, it is floral.
Maybe the rose, rose.
This tastes like an elevated bubble tea,
you know what I mean? - It's very premium.
- It's elegant.
Alright, what's the answer?
- [Server] Tropical tea latte.
(all exclaim) - It's a tropical tea latte.
Okay.
- Okay, we were off, but... (laughs)
- We can't tell our fruits from our fowls.
(video game chime) Alright, tea number two.
Very lychee.
Jelly. - Lychee black tea.
With coconut jelly.
- What is it?
- [Server] It's...
Lychee black tea with lychee-flavored coconut jelly.
- Ah, lychee flavored coconut jelly.
(video game chime) Alright, we did it.
Six bubble teas, did you have a favorite?
- This mango-- - The one that you
immediately grabbed before we were done shooting!
Alright, that includes are bubble tea taste test,
if you're in Toronto,
make sure you check out Yang Teashop.
Thanks guys.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
(laughs) Make sure when you come,
to use our naming system to order.
- Hey man, go, exclamation point,
always say the exclamation point, that's important.