On a whim yesterday after I was done grocery shopping in Danvers, I stopped by CaliBasil in Beverly to try one of their boba teas. I haven't had a boba tea in several years. Maybe the last one I had was in Chicago when a few years ago I took my husband to visit my old neighborhood, Uptown, which had many amazing Vietnamese restaurants. I subletted a cute studio apartment there in the summer of 2010, back when I was contemplating moving back to Chicago permanently (I ended up finding a full time job back in Boston instead of staying in the midwest) but I did have a delightful summer in the city. I remember feeling totally independent, exploring my neighborhood, going out on the town, attending trivia nights and parties, having all kinds of fun experiences. And one of my favorite parts about where I lived was the food and drink available to me. I ate a lot of great food that summer (let's not talk about the summer 15 I gained), including lots of pad thai, bahn mi, and boba tea. So I have quite fond memories of boba tea, and I was delighted to find this place in Beverly that sells it. Unfortunately they only have two flavors (thai and milk), but the thai iced boba tea that I chose was simply delightful. Those little tapioca pearls are so delicious, and because I hadn't had them in so long I think that the old adage "absence makes the heart grow fonder" definitely rang true. And their thai iced tea was good as well. It was a delightful end to my grocery shopping adventure. I particularly like boba tea because it lasts for so long (I was still drinking it until late in the evening). Of course they are full of carbs so I will not be getting another one of these for quite some time, but it was a delightful treat.
Fun fact from wikipedia: Boba is a Cantonese slang for “large breasts”. In Chinese, the word boba, 波霸, is a combination of a word for bubble and a word for big, which, when found together, is slang for “big breasts” or “buxom lady.”
With delight,
♥Jamie
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