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title: "Why is boba so popular?"  
description: "A short explanation of the boba tea and why is it so popular"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-26  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2675/why-is-boba-so-popular  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["Boba tea", "foods", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is boba so popular?

![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/362616e0-59d6-454b-80ce-05dd8fba5479.jpeg) ![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/2f80018f-50eb-4c5b-8a31-788662bd85c6.jpeg) Boba, also known as tapioca pearls, are small, chewy spheres made from cassava starch. ![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/cf3e69fd-2eb0-4910-80bf-a9afc636bdc3.jpeg) It is a popular topping for bubble tea, a milk, tea, and sugar-based Taiwanese tea drink. ![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/8a11ae70-6a38-4c9e-883b-43f2ea4c3a97.jpeg) It is a popular drink in many places, particularly in East Asia and North America. ![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/09bb4292-706b-408f-a24f-1dbdf8bac88f.jpeg) In the early 1980s, it was invented in Taiwan. ![Why is boba so popular](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a3cf8bdb-0753-4b94-a9db-ee9407d3933e/images/53b814ef-bcf3-47dc-82bb-b2583e8ed064.jpeg) The term "boba" comes from the Taiwanese word for "big bubble."

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