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Boba Festival coming to Jakarta in late September
To be held for five days from Sept. 25 to 29, Boba Fest at Gandaria City Mall, South Jakarta, wants to quench your thirst for tapioca pearls.
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The festival is to feature more than 25 bubble tea brands. (Shutterstock/Paripol Sriwangprai)
T
he chewy texture and sweet flavor of tapioca pearls (also known as bubble or boba) can be satisfying and addictive at the same time, especially if combined with other types of beverages.
To be held for five days from Sept. 25 to 29, Boba Fest at Gandaria City Mall, South Jakarta, wants to quench your thirst for tapioca pearls.
Taking place in the mall’s premium parking area, the festival is to feature more than 25 boba brands that are currently trending in the capital.
Read also: Jakpost Taste Test: Bubble drinks
Among the brands that are to take part in the event are Chatime, In Tea, Tiger Sugar, Kokumi, Koi Thé, Xing Fu Tang, Fat Straw and Gulu Gulu, to name a few. The festival is to also present Daboba, one of the popular brands of bubble tea in Malaysia.
Some of the brands are famous for their brown sugar menus, while others offer a mixture of sweet and salty flavors with cheese foam on their beverages. (wir/kes)
