The Story Of Kimi And The Bubble Tea

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Kimi and the Bubble Tea

Welcome to Taiwan! Kimi smiled from ear to ear upon seeing the big sign in Taoyuan International Airport. She had heard so many beautiful stories about Taiwan and she couldn’t wait to have her own story unfold.
“Are you ready for a great adventure?” her Mom asked.
“I’m more than ready Mom. I can’t wait to try the famous bubble tea! You know it’s my all-time favorite.”
Kimi had always been fascinated by bubble tea. She felt in love with the smell of the milk tea and the sweet taste of the soft, chewy pearls. She found drinking bubble tea enjoyable using the half-inch-diameter straw. She could still remember her first taste of the pearl as it rolled up in the huge straw and slid into her mouth. Taking her first sip
I can spare ten minutes for your bubble tea story.” Kimi did not want to miss this opportunity of hearing the bubble tea story.
“Are you sure?” Mr. Yin started to worry.
“Yes! Please tell me more about the bubble tea,” Kimi said sheepishly.
“Well, my pleasure.” Mr. Yin, proud of his Taiwanese culture and history, patiently told Kimi how the bubble tea began.
“There are two famous versions about the origin of the bubble tea. Bubble tea started in Taiwan in the early 1980s when a tea shop owner experimented with her tea by adding fruit flavors. For a better taste, she had to shake the tea well and this formed bubbles in the drink, thus the name bubble tea. People became crazy about this new version of the tea so other tea shop owners started to sell bubble teas of different flavors and colors.” “Interesting! What about the other version of the story?”Kimi excitedly asked, forgetting that her mom might be looking for her.
“Also in the early 1980s, Liu Han-chieh, a tea production company owner in Taichung, Taiwan came up with the idea of serving cold tea. He got this idea when he visited Japan, your country, where coffee was served cold.”
“Yes, we have the best cold coffee in Japan,” Kimi

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