Food Detective / Taiwan / Zhēnzhū nǎichá
Bubble milk tea · 珍珠奶茶
珍珠奶茶 · Zhēnzhū nǎichá
Sweet milk tea with chewy tapioca pearls, drunk through a wide straw; you choose size, sugar and ice.
- Kind
- Coffee & drinks
- Cooking
- —
- Taste
- Sweet, Creamy, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot or cold · Chewy pearls, sweet tea
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Usually included
- Other grains
- Varies by region or shop
- Milk & dairy
- “Milk tea” (奶茶) may use non-dairy creamer, while “latte” (拿鐵) usually means fresh milk — ask the shop.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
VARIANTS
Main variants
- 珍珠奶茶 · General recipe
- Pearl milk tea — The classic: milk tea with pearls
- 珍珠拿鐵 · Official
- Pearl latte (fresh milk) — Tea with fresh milk
- 芋泥 · Official
- Taro latte — Thick, sweet drink with mashed taro
- 黑糖 · General recipe
- Brown sugar milk tea — Striped with brown-sugar syrup
General variants; not every brand sells every one.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (TWD).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Chatime 日出茶太 | Pearl milk tea (Ri Bu Luo) 日不落珍珠奶茶 Regular menu · Pearl milk tea | No brand description | One cup (size, sugar and ice are chosen) | Price not published |
| Chatime 日出茶太 | Pearl latte (Ri Yao) 日曜珍珠拿鐵 Regular menu · Pearl latte (fresh milk) | No brand description | One cup (size, sugar and ice are chosen) | Price not published |
| Chatime 日出茶太 | Taro pearl latte 芋泥珍珠拿鐵 Regular menu · Taro latte | No brand description | One cup (size, sugar and ice are chosen) | Price not published |
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One cup (size, sugar and ice are chosen)
- Budget
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- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- 不要加蝦
- No shrimp, please (bú yào jiā xiā)
- 不要海鮮
- No seafood, please (bú yào hǎixiān)
- 湯頭有魚或海鮮嗎？
- Is there fish or seafood in the broth? (tāngtóu yǒu yú huò hǎixiān ma?)
- 我不吃豬肉
- I don’t eat pork (wǒ bù chī zhūròu)
- 我不吃牛肉
- I don’t eat beef (wǒ bù chī niúròu)
- 不要加蛋
- No egg, please (bú yào jiā dàn)
- 我對花生過敏
- I’m allergic to peanuts (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn)
- 不要辣
- Not spicy (bú yào là)
- 我有過敏
- I have an allergy (wǒ yǒu guòmǐn) — then the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Bubble tea (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.