How To: Make ​​BOO​​-BA--Amanda

How To: Make BOO -BA
Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought it’d be fit to do something related to the theme. For those that don’t know, my name is Amanda Boo, and my family had the greatest idea to create a “BOO-BA Bar.” This is a play on words: my last name and a boba drink. So keep reading to see the proccesthis is the process of us making this happen.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• -  Pot filled with 10 cups of water, crockpot
  
• -  Tapioca pearls that you can find at any asian market
  
• -  Some sort of tea (any flavor you desire)
  
• -  Cups, boba straws, napkins, ladle
  
• -  Sugar, brown sugar, vanilla syrup hazelnut syrup, white sugar, and honey
  STEP 1: BOIL, ADD, WAIT
  When your 10 cups of water come to a boil, add your tapioca pearls in increments to ensure that the temperature of the water doesn’t change too quickly.
  *side note these pearls reminded us of little brains or eyeballs and it fit the theme we were going with perfectly 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  *DISCLAIMER: I thought that my blog post was due in October so I have it Halloween themed
  

  STEP 2: MORE WAITING...
  Once all the tapioca pearls are added, place the lid on for about 20 minutes or until the water comes to a boil, after, turn the heat down to medium and simmer for another 15 minutes to soften the pearls 
  
  

  

  
  
  

  STEP 3: THAT’S THE TEA :)
  You will need to brew, steep, or strain your favorite type of tea, mine happened to be thai tea that I got at the asian market; a type of black tea. I put my tea into a coffee maker, because my coffee maker holds a lot of grounds, or in my case, tea. 
  
   
  

  Step 4: DRAIN THE BRAINS
  When your boba pearls are finished (you can check by either tasting it to see if the “chewiness” is up to your liking, or grabbing one a squishing it to see the elasticity of the pearl. If you can’t squeeze it you need to cook longer) you need to drain the pearls and then immediately rinse them in cold water for about 2 minutes, you can run your fingers through them and make sure that the residue is off of them,
  *I used clear boba instead of the traditional black boba, so it will look different but it’s exactly the same as the original 
  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  Step 5: SUGA SUGA
  In this step, you will need a mall saucepan, filled with half a cup of water, A TON OF HONEY, 1/ 2 cup of brown sugar, and 1/ 2 cup of white sugar. This is the sweetener that the earls will be soaked in, and it's the signature flavor of honey boba. This mixture should be in between the flow of water and honey, not to thin not too think. After the sugar is evenly dissolved all the boba and continue to keep over heat.
  *my trick is to put the boba and the syrup in a crockpot because it keeps the boba warm without keeping the store fuel on all night
  

  
  
  

  STEP 6: PUT IT ALLLL TOGETHER
  This is where you rown creativeness comes into play. What we did was set up a table outside, and wrote a sign that says BOO-BA Bar, along with that we put the out the tea along with some ice, so they can have it either hot or cold. Further we put out some boba straws which are just straws wider in diameter so the pearl can’t fit through
  

  *DISCLAIMER: I thought that my blog post was due in October so I have it Halloween themed
  it. Also, we put out some flavored syrups that sweeten the tea if you’re not a strong brew type of person. Lastly you need some type of milk, whether it’s milk, almond milk, condensed milk, or evaporated milk you need something to create your Thai tea boba milk tea.
  

  *DISCLAIMER: I thought that my blog post was due in October so I have it Halloween themed