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@loke @clacke "In an article for Food & Wine, cookbook author and food celeb Priya Krishna explains that consumers started calling the drink by the name boba, a Chinese slang term for "breasts," simply because of the shape of the tapioca balls. Unoriginal? Maybe. Fun? Yes. The cheeky name applies not only to tapioca pearls but also to fruit jelly or red bean pearls, which are common replacements for those who aren't wild about the texture of tapioca."

Read More: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1035830/the-surprising-reason-bubble-tea-is-called-boba/