By KAI COLBERT
Milk tea is the best drink ever. I believe this and tell everyone I meet the same thing. Its potential for an unlimited amount of flavors, variety, consistencies, and toppings makes it vastly superior to other popular drinks such as coffee, tea, sodas, milk, and water.
The steps to make milk tea are straightforward: all you have to do is boil water, then put the water into a mug along with tea bags, let it steep, add any type of milk and sugar and you’re done! It is because of the ease with which you can make milk tea that it creates a burst of creativity and allows anyone to mix pretty much anything you want into it. Candy, fruit, yogurt, syrups, you name it. Anything you could think of mixing, you can mix it.
That’s not all! The toppings are unique to only milk tea and are a key reason that makes milk tea top-tier. Tapioca/boba/pearls are the most common toppings found in milk tea, but there is also popping boba, pudding, puff cream, taro, and a wide assortment of jellies. These can include rainbow jelly, lychee jelly, strawberry jelly, jelly stars, and more. With such a big selection of flavor combinations and toppings, you can come in every day and try something new.
Milk tea can also be found just about anywhere, even here in Beloit! Just head on over to Flying Pig! I did not expect to find it but it just proves my point even further.
These are all great reasons why I love milk tea and why you should too, but there is an even greater reason why I love it that I have neglected to mention until now. The main reason why I love milk tea is because it does such a good job at making new friends and developing new relationships with friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances. Milk tea has always been there for me through thick and thin and it is with milk tea that I have made lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories.
The drink is timeless, it works for every occasion, every season, and every day of every week of every month of every year. At the end of the day, your favorite drink is your favorite because of many unique reasons only to you although the taste does matter, and no matter what I or anyone else says to try to convince you otherwise, you know what your favorite drink is and will stand by it and that is commendable. I enjoy all drinks but my favorite drink is and forever will be milk tea and no one can convince me otherwise.
Featured Image Credit: Cam Stenberg’24
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