Comments on: More Details on New Decatur Loose Tea Shop, “Cozee Tea’s”

By: Marla

Marla — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:09:08 +0000

Yeah, uh, I’m lining up now… SO excited for walking distance bubble tea from someone who knows what she’s doing! I have been dreaming of a (bubble) tea shop in Decatur since I moved here! And as a fan of loose tea/hot tea/tea tea tea…I just can’t stop commenting on this page, basically.

(@AtHomeInDecatur, the tapicoa is more about texture, at least to me, than additional flavor. And you *can* have bubble tea without the tapioca. I also like the occasional coconut jelly in my bubble tea…hint hint… I don’t have a problem with bubble tea made from powder, but I am excited to have a fresh option as well.)

By: Cozeetea

Cozeetea — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:03:35 +0000

Let me see if I can answer some of the questions in regard to bubble tea…Most bubble teas are made with ice and either can be served on ice or without. You shake the bubble tea mixture prior to adding the pearls with ice so it froths…then pour so if you want it on ice you very well can. The basis of MY bubble teas will be with green or black tea (choice of consumer). If fruit is part of the recipe then it will be added via blender and than shaken and poured. I won’t be using powders as I personally think powders add a funny taste to anything. So milk will be used as part of the liquid and frozen or pureed fruit will be basis for the flavor. I will also make my own sweetner which will be used to store the pearls and also sweeten the drinks. As for the topica pearls…they have to be cooked to the right consistency, store appropriately and also used in a timely manner to avoid the too soft or too crunchy texture. …I hope this helps some

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:54:55 +0000

I also have never tried bubble tea. I knew it was big in Oregon and elsewhere on the left coast. But I was not sure what it is. Looked it up on the Goggle. Now I know and I am excited to try Bubble Tea.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:46:16 +0000

Bubble tea: Is that supposed to be hot or cold?

I tried bubble iced tea at Sun-O in the shopping plaza with Bicycle South. (Is Sun-O still there?) Bubble tea was, well, not bad but I didn’t really see the point of great big tapioca pearls floating in a sweet, milky iced tea. Tapioca pearls are tasteless. The little ones are almost unnoticeable and the large ones are good for throwing at one’s elementary school classmates. (They either bounce or stick to the walls.) The point of tapioca in a pudding is that it’s a thickener and binder. What’s the point in cold iced tea?

So is there also a hot version? For some reason, that makes more sense to me. Maybe the hot liquid makes the pearls softer and more food-like, less easy to throw?

By: lumpintheroad

lumpintheroad — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:35:29 +0000

Fair warning: It’s an acquired taste…or more accurately, texture.