Assignment Asia: The Origins of Bubble Tea

In Taiwan, bubble tea was created in a tea shop in Taichung by one of its staff who poured tapioca balls into her Assam iced tea just for fun. Today, bubble tea shops occupy nearly every corner of Taiwan's streets, and are conquering the world as well. Apart from speaking to the creator and checking out the trend, Barnaby Lo also found out how the new ban on plastic straws has impacted the island. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Website: https://www.cgtn.com/ Facebook:   / chinaglobaltvnetwork   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgtn/?hl=zh-cn Twitter:   / cgtnofficial   Pinterest:   / cgtnofficial   Tumblr:   / cctvnews   Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing Douyin: http://v.douyin.com/aBbmNQ/