The Spiral Sun

#ijkantgetunup

  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Bubble Town Bubble Tea in Bicol (Naga finds!)

March 11, 2012 By Tammy Leave a Comment

Although it may seem self-serving to be writing about Bubble Town, I think this blog deserves to have a piece (or more) on Naga City’s first bubble tea house.

Several other blogs have written reviews on the place and I’m positive that there are a good number of happy comments on Facebook – so, I’ll take the liberty to write about BTown from another point of view.

Bubble Town in Bicol

Bubble Town in Bicol

 

Perhaps one of the best things about Bubble Town is the fact that it is a family initiative. My happiest memories of this young store are the first few weeks. Opened in early May (2011), Manay Kat (the owner of the store), Karen and I dove into being baristas – mixing tea drinks, cooking tapioca pearls and brewing tea. JJ and Tom would spend the evenings throwing trash, wiping tables and loading the things that ought to be brought home for refill/cleaning/replacement. The best floor mopper has got to be Tintin. The green tea connoisseur – PJ.

In our previous lives, we were bubble tea lovers. Customers. Happy payers for the refreshing drink. Tom and Manay Kat would frequent bubble tea places in Vancouver. Over the years, as Manay Kat would come home to Naga, she’d crave for it but not have anywhere to go for it. I have always been a Quickly child (which is not the same, I know) – but being introduced to bubble tea in Vancouver, I made the connection. Then you have the many many milk tea places that are booming all over the metropolis up north in Manila.

So early this year, we all made the transition from mere bubble tea lovers to sharers as well.

Because it’s a start-up company, the growing pains are felt in each and every aspect of the work. Labor pains they call it. It’s Manay Kat’s third child. Or maybe her second – the third came out last October.

So many things had to be taken into consideration: the amount of ingredient A into the drink, the number of seconds the tea should shake, the design of the chair ought to be like this and not like that. Franchising in the future. More stores in the future.

It was fun and amazing to see how someone’s dream (or craving) to lead into something like this that the whole family can enjoy (on whatever side of the bar you’re on).

We all have our personal favorites. Tom definitely loves his Original Milky Tea with 100% sugar. JJ has been shifting from Mango Green Tea to Lychee Green Tea and I’ve been following suit. All drinks come with tapioca pearls – just the right texture, made with love, all fresh and newly cooked. And the tea? Brewed every morning with just as much love as the pearls. I can attest to that.
For the first time, I tried the Lemonade Jelly with 100% sugar, and I must say it’s pretty good. Quite a contender for my number one spot. I’m staring at my empty glass now and thinking of getting one more.

Or oatmeal cookies. Hmmm.

Bubble Town in Bicol

Bubble Town in Bicol

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Bicol, Camarines Sur, Family, Food, Naga Tagged With: Bicol, BTown, bubble tea, Bubble Town, Cam Sur, Camarines Sur, family, food, milk tea, Naga

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Posts

  • Giving Birth : Cardinal Santos (Part 1 of 4)
    Giving Birth : Cardinal Santos (Part 1 of 4)
  • J's Birth Plan (2012)
    J's Birth Plan (2012)
  • The Filipino is Worth Dying For [Ninoy Aquino]
    The Filipino is Worth Dying For [Ninoy Aquino]
  • Casa Moderna - Home of the Best Panbonete
    Casa Moderna - Home of the Best Panbonete
  • Raya Education
    Raya Education

Tags

Albay Ateneo beaches bed and breakfast Bicol Camarines Sur Cam Sur churches culture Education Enchanted Farm faith family fiesta food Gawad Kalinga Giving Birth GK halloween Ina Javy Jesuits Letter Love Metro Naga migration Naga Naga City Naga X New York opinion organic farm Patriotic Parenting Penafrancia Philippines pilgrimage Pogue Diaries Pregnancy return migration San Jose social enterprise Travel Documents travelling with kids WYA Youngblood

Archives

Copyright © 2021 Spiral Sun · Privacy Policy

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.