Yoflo introduced Bubble Tea to Byron in 2020 and what a hit it has been with locals and visitors.
Bubble Tea is the name given to the refreshing flavoured fruit and milk teas served ice cold or warm with chewy tapioca balls or popping pearls that you suck up through a big fat straw!
Originating in Taiwan in the early 1980’s its popularity quickly spread all over East and Southeast Asia in regions like Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, the bubble tea trend expanded rapidly among young people.
In some popular shops, people would line up for more than thirty minutes to get a cup of the drink. In recent years, the mania for bubble tea has gone beyond the beverage itself, with bubble tea lovers inventing various bubble tea food such as bubble tea ice cream, bubble tea pizza, bubble tea toast, bubble tea sushi, bubble tea ramen, etc. … time for a bubble tea yoghurt ….
In Taiwan, bubble tea has become more than a beverage, but an enduring icon of the culture and food history for the nation. In 2020, the date April 30 was officially declared as National Bubble Tea Day in Taiwan. That same year, the image of bubble tea was proposed as an alternative cover design for Taiwan’s passport.
As the first and only Bubble Tea provider in Byron, each morning and throughout the day at Yoflo we freshly brew up our Green and Black Tea’s, cook our Tapioca Pearls ready fresh and prepare to shake up your favourite milk or fruit flavours. We also offer a delicious range of popping pearls, and all of our milky teas can be served nice and warm for those cooler months.
Pop in and try a tea today, we can’t wait to shake one up for you!
