Hailing from Taiwan, bubble tea has fast become a popular drink here in the US, with bubble tea shops popping up on almost every high street. But what exactly is bubble tea? Is it a healthy choice? How can we make it at home? For answers to all of these questions, read on as we explore the phenomenon that is bubble tea.

In the first decade of this century, New York restaurants started featuring something lusciously luxurious and criminally creamy on their menus. It was a cheese, but not just any cheese. It was the Italian burrata - a bit like mozzarella, but so much better. And it was shortly to take the US by storm.