Boba is a tutorial guide to the trendy and popular drink with included recipes by Stacey Kwong & Beyah del Mundo. Due out 27th Oct 2020 from Quarto on their Rock Point imprint, it's 144 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This book is a wonderful resource, especially for fans of bubble tea who find it difficult to source their daily drinks or are thinking about the cost over the long run. Plus it's so much fun to DIY!

It has a nice, easy to follow layout. The introductory chapter and how-to tutorial (~30% of the content) cover the basic hows and whys of the tools, ingredients, and toppings. The following chapters cover the standards: fruit teas, milk teas, and specialty drinks.

Each of the recipes includes an introductory description, ingredients listed in a bullet point sidebar (US measurements with metric/SI units in parentheses *yay*!), step by step instructions, as well a footers with tips and alternatives. One of the high points of the book for me are the photographs. They're high quality and clear - and serving suggestions are appealing and appropriate. Really beautiful drinks.

The recipe ingredients themselves are (mostly) easily sourced and will be available at well stocked grocery stores. There are a very few ingredients which might be a little more difficult to source, but definitely nothing that is 'way out there'.

All in all, -very- well written, beautifully presented drinks, made from (mostly) tasty ingredients which are easily sourced.

Five stars, we'll be revisiting this recipe book often. I have to say that I also really loved the grit and determination and open honesty of the authors about their journeys and their "artistic vision". Well done and impressive!

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for this copy of Boba
Classic, Fun, and Refreshing Bubble Teas to Make at Home by Stacey Kwong, Beyah del Mundo in exchange for an honest review. It publishes October 27, 2020.
What a fun, cool and inspiring book! I loved getting read about the history of Boba and learn how to make so many different recipes. I cannot wait to give these a try!
This would make an excellent gift!

I'm literally obsessed with bubble tea. I hate to buy it frequently because it's just gets so expensive. This book is an absolute GOLD MINE of detailed recipes paired with mouth-watering photographs.

Not only does this book contain recipes for all of my favorite drinks and more, but they come from an established Asian American bubble tea shop. Getting my hands on this book seriously feels like your favorite restaurant just gave you all their secret recipes for that favorite dish. I mean, it's unbelievable.

I can't wait to try literally every recipe in this prefect little book.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am obsessed with all things tea, and that certainly includes the bubble tea variety. I was so excited when I seen this book was available to request, as I've always wanted to learn a little more about the delicious drink that I know and love!!

This book holds the story of two business partners and how they came to be in the boba business. It was really interesting and inspiring to hear about how they've built their business, but also a little about their failures and how hard that can actually be. Their recipes sound AMAZING, and if I was in LA I'd be on the way to their store right now.

I'm not sure how adept I would be at making the boba themselves. But it was still wonderful to learn more about them. I think it'll definitely be something fun to try one day. In the meantime, I can't wait to try a few of the milk tea recipes, as that's the best part of a bubble tea.

I can't fault this one, it was exactly what I wanted. It wasn't too heavy on the details for a beginner like myself, and everything sounds delicious and I want one of everything and I want it right now!

When I started this book, I had no idea that it would be more than your typical focused cookbook. I loved that the book started with their origin story and the ups and downs of their business. Of course, they go into the history of boba and all the many different types of drinks that can be made in this "genre" of beverage.

The silly thing for me reading this book is I am a huge fan of milk tea, but not a huge fan of boba or the bubbles. I have tried it so many different ways and while I love milk tea and honey milk tea, the bubbles just don't do it for me. I still enjoyed reading this book and learning the ins and outs of this beverage.

A cool cookbook for fans of boba or bubble tea! I really liked that it taught and provided recipes and suggestions for each stage of making a delicious bubble tea! I have saved a few of the recipes and can't wait to try them out in the future!
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

I adore tea, so when I read BOBA’s 50 delicious recipes and swooned over the gorgeous color photos, I knew I’d found nirvana. You’ll rely on natural ingredients to make these “bubble” teas that originated in Taiwan, including milk, fruit, or specialty teas along with sinful Sip 'N' Dips crafted with ice cream. My faves are the Watermelon + Strawberry Black Tea and the Black Tea topped with vanilla ice cream. Yum!!

5 of 5 Tasty Stars

Pub Date 27 Oct 2020

Thanks to the authors, Quarto Publishing Group-Rock Point, and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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What a wonderful book. I learned so much from about bubble tea. I am not sure I can make boba myself. I get too easily distracted to watch a pot carefully. I am very excited to try new and varied flavors of bubble tea now.