Bubble tea’s one of Toronto’s trendiest drinks this year and that’s with good reason. Rich in polyphenols, a natural plant chemical, bubble tea reduces inflammation, has antioxidants, and most importantly, tastes delicious. Half drink and half dessert, the best bubble tea in Toronto courtesy of TorontoPHO comes in the following varieties. Here’s why these are our favourites!
Strawberry
Who doesn’t love a nice, classic strawberry drink? Strawberry’s packed with vitamin C, manganese, folate, and potassium. They’re also very rich in antioxidants and plant compounds, providing benefits for the health, blood sugar control, and other internal systems.
Pineapple
Pineapple is a great bubble tea selection, with a delicious taste in addition to numerous health benefits. Pineapple is believed to reduce the risk of some cancers, suppress inflammation, and contains disease-fighting antioxidants.
Passion fruit
Passion fruit has key nutrients that make it an ideal bubble tea choice. Passion fruit is rich in antioxidants, is a good source of fiber, improves insulin sensitivity, supports heart health, and reduces anxiety. Passion fruit is one heck of a food!
Milk tea
Milk tea is one of 2019’s most popular bubble teas not only in Toronto but worldwide. A lot of components in milk tea have made it appealing to health-dedicated enthusiasts. It’s a great source of energy, reduces stress, acts as an anti-inflammatory, and can be an effective weight loss tool.
Mango
Among the numerous benefits of mango, it’s low-calorie which can be the optimum choice for those trying to keep the calorie-count low. Full disclosure though, bubble tea is far from a drink low in calories. Even so, mango’s a nice fruity taste and still packs a punch with folate, B6, iron, vitamin A, and fibre.
Watermelon
Watermelon can be tough to resist on a hot summer’s day. Watermelon not only tastes wonderfully, helps to rehydrate, and is a classic Canadian summer delight, but it also has compounds that prevent cancer, lowers inflammation and oxidative stress, and more.
Taro
Taro comes from taro root. It’s a high source of dietary fiber and carbohydrates. Taro’s a Vietnamese-friendly bubble tea variety although is preferred by many for its high amounts of vitamins A, C, E, B6, folate, magnesium, iron, zinc, phosphorous, potassium, manganese, and copper.
Macha green tea
Macha green tea bubble tea is high in antioxidants, boosts metabolism, and is a natural detoxification food. Matcha green tea is one of the healthier bubble teas there is and has received a lot of attention from vegans, vegetarians, and health-conscious Torontonians.
Honey dew
Honey dew melon is an interesting taste for bubble tea with a handful of surprising benefits. Nutrient-rich, honey dew can help to reduce blood pressure, improve bone health, provide electrolytes which can work wonders after the gym, helps digestion, and can even help the appearance of skin.
Coconut
Coconut’s extremely high in antioxidants. Its’ fats are medium-chain fatty acids which absorb healthily into the body and have some anti-inflammatory effects. Some consider coconut a superfood. Coconut is very good for you and is a nice taste to have in your boba.
Whether you call it pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, boba, or simply bubble tea, Toronto’s best is found at the Vietnamese restaurant TorontoPHO. Giving Torontonians the bubble tea they’ve craved for, visit any time and put in your order for mouth-watering, fruit-heavy boba.
