My Bubble Tea Adventure

This is the Bubble Tea branch along Tomas Morato, Q.C.

My maiden surname may be Adams, but when it comes to food, I am a die-hard Pinoy food fan. It’s Peter, my husband, and Peachie, my hubby’s best friend, who love authentic Japanese and Japanese fusion food. Peter treats it as his comfort food whenever he’s very stressed at work, or feeling so sad about the early passing of his mom, or when he simply wants to enjoy his meal without having to think of what’s good to order.

These are the first of the ,many  dishes I tasted at Bubble Tea: Unagi Lover and Aspara Bacon Yaki… yum!!! Thank God I wore a loose blouse that night!

As you may know, Peter loves to cook too but for some reason, he never cooks Japanese food. He always leaves it with the experts. In fact, in 1999, when Peter first courted me, he brought me to this authentic Japanese restaurant, and at the age of 21, that was the very first time I tasted Japanese food. The rest of our short 12-day courtship, he’d just cook me pasta at my then little apartment back in Quezon City.

Me and my Honey Dew Miik Shake… Mmmmm…

In terms of refreshments, my comfort drink has always been tea. It’s not only healthy, but it also makes me feel good about myself in general. Tea wakes me up without the palpitation that I get from coffee. I can drink it hot or cold or with milk. In fact, whenever we’d do our groceries, I always include a bunch of flavored tea packs in my cart and even when I first went to Vietnam last January, Lotus tea was the very first thing that my friend Jem and I went looking for.

A variety of Bubble tea Milk Shakes and Milk Teas!!! Wow!!!

So when I found out about Bubble Tea offering real tea drinks and Japanese Fusion food, Peter and I couldn’t wait to go. True, I usually see Bubble Tea whenever I’d go to SM Megamall and SM North Edsa.  But I never really got to try all of their offerings before. They’ve been around since 2007 when they opened in Megamall. And just last April 2010, they opened their third branch in Tomas Morato. Then come November, they’ll open their 4th branch in Wilson street, Greenhills. I hope they open another one here near Alabang! That would be so perfect!

Honey Dew Milk Shake… my fave!

Anyway, out of all the milk teas and milk shakes I’ve tasted, my favorite Bubble Tea drink is the Honey Dew Milk Shake. It has the right fruity sweet taste that leaves my mouth craving for more. I don’t get to buy honey dew fruit that often because it’s more expensive compared to the other seasonal fruits available in the market. So having this Honey Dew Milk Shake at a competitive price of Php145 (large) is a real treat. I also love their Coffee Milk Tea, which tastes so authentic, and Azuki Red bean Milk Shake too coz it tastes different, yet familiar… it’s sweet and tangy at the same time. It’s just so mouthwatering too!

Peter loved his Azuki Red Bean Milk Shake!

When I asked Bubble Tea’s CEO, Mr. Reagan Tan (who went to Dubrille Culinary School in Vancouver, Canada)  what is so special about their tea drinks, I found out that they are the only one in their category that serves PREMIUM fresh milk tea. They use top quality ingredients and high caliber tea which they make fresh, meaning, they only brew the tea upon ordering which is why their milk tea drinks produce the best and softest chewy bubbles. Wow! Now I know why it took a short while for our drinks to be served. They brew first class tea leaves (not instant powder like most milk tea shakes companies!) as it is ordered, then they concoct their milk tea drinks using first class ingredients. No wonder their milk shakes and milk teas are so titillating like I never tasted before. Awesome!

That’s Mr. Reagan Tan iin beige polo while he’s telling us all about Bubble Tea “Tokyo Milk Tea Place”.

As for their Japanese fusion food, Peter and I are speechless. I mean, I’ve tasted a lot of good Japanese food before but Bubble Tea really caught my taste. You see, I’m not much into raw, bland food. More often than not, I just tolerate Japanese food because I like mine flavorful and tasty which is why I primarily love Pinoy food. But Bubble Tea’s creations are just so right for me. The way they cooked their dishes tickled my appetite and fancy for Japanese food. And because of that, I think I am starting to love this brand of food the way Peter and Peachie do.

All of Bubble Tea’s Japanese fusion dishes were really tasty and great. But these below are my super duper most favorite!

TAKOYAKI

Takoyaki - It’s this grilled octopus-filled balls made of pancake batter, topped with mayonnaise, katsuobushi and sweet soy sauce. I’m a big fan of pancake… In fact, I have tons of pancake packs at home which I try to cook every chance I get. And, I don’t recall having eaten octopus before so that’s a real scrumptious surprise… I’m no fan of mayonnaise but with Takoyaki, it further yummified the dish (if there is such a term ^_^)…  So delectable and appetizing!

TORI PESTO SPAGHETTI

Tori Pesto Spaghetti - I swear, I’m no lover of pesto and you can ask Peter about it. Out of all the herbs out there, it’s pesto that really gets to my nerves so I rarely eat anything that has it. So I was a bit cautious when I tasted their Tori Pesto Spaghetti. But man, it was so exquisite! I couldn’t believe that it was pesto I was tasting! The spaghetti comes with pan-fried chicken with pesto cream sauce. Just thinking about it makes me drool with all the more.

SALMON FOIL YAKI

Salmon Foil Yaki - I am a salmon lover! Peter and I cook salmon steaks at home whenever we have the time. Salmon is this incredible fish that I can eat raw, buttered, fried, grilled… it doesn’t matter, it’s always so tasty for me. So when I got to try Bubble Tea’s Salmon Foil Yaki (salmon steamed fillet wrapped in foil), I felt like I went to heaven that evening!

GREEN TEA AND CAPPUCCINO CAKE

Green Tea and Cappuccino Cake - Of course, desserts won’t be missed. And though I loved their mango cheesecake and oreo cheesecake, the Green Tea and Cappuccino cake  was something different for me. I loved the blend of green tea and cappuccino. There’s nothing like it.  All pastry recipes by the way were developed by Mr. Tan’s wife,  Aileen, who went to Vancouver Community College for her pastry and culinary education.

Perhaps a lot of you have already tasted Bubble Tea’s delectable dishes and  flavorful milk tea drinks. If you want to know all about their latest promos and foodie adventures, like their fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/tokyobubbletea. Did you know that they currently having this PICHUR PICHUR CONTEST? C’mon let’s join! We might win a Nikon S230 camera!

To see all the photos we took, click My Bubble Tea Experience.