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Paletas of Summer

Posted on July 18, 2011 by | Leave a comment

cantaloupe paletas
What could be better on a hot summer’s day than a fresh made ice pop, maybe even with a dash of alcohol? Yum!
See my post at SmokySweet.com – Paletas of Summer.

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Bubble Tea Week: Bubble Hut

Posted on May 21, 2009 by | 1 Comment

i heart bubble

Yesterday got away from me, so there will be two bubble tea reviews today. So far for Bubble Tea Week we’ve visited Little Sweetea House and Dragon Ball.

Thank goodness for Bubble Hut. I had intended to review All Star Video and Bubble Tea (at Nanaimo and 9th) yesterday, but after walking up and down the block a couple of times had to admit defeat and acknowledge that it was no longer in operation. I thought about going back to Bubble Town (at Fraser and Kingsway) that I had passed that morning, but then I remembered Bubble Hut.

Judging from the flowers covering every surface of the inside, they had just opened and the staff confirmed that last Friday was opening day.  It’s a beautiful space, kind of like a Miami lounge, with green and purple decor and lots of mirrors.

Bubble tea is $3.50 plus an extra 50 cents for pearls, so I ordered up the standard fresh fruit lychee with pearls and it didn’t take long before I was slurping up tapioca balls. They were perfect in temperature, size and firmness – and this was the first place this week to prepare my drink exactly how I had ordered it – but the tea was overly sweet and not the refreshing drink that I was hoping for.

All the same, this place gets so points for service, style and location (and they gave me a stamp card unprompted) that I’m going to go back soon and try some of their other flavours.

(my camera battery was dead upon visiting Bubble Hut, so please note that this is a photo from somewhere else)

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Bubble Hut
339 East Broadway, Vancouver

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Kombucha the Wonder Drink – It Slices! It Dices!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by | Leave a comment

kombucha the wonder drinkWonder Bread aside, anything with “Wonder” in the title of it begs to be tried, so I wasn’t very surprised when I found myself in the checkout line at IGA holding the groceries I came for and a bottle of Kombucha the Wonder Drink. If you are missing amazement and awe in your life, then some sparkling fermented tea may help fill the gap.

The flavour I chose was Jasmine Niagara Grape and while it may have fallen short of wonderful, it was actually pretty good. Like the love child of an unsweetened grape soda and iced tea. Turns out the “wonder” isn’t in the taste of it anyways, but in the reputed health benefits. Hailing from Asia around 250 B.C., Wikipedia tells us that ‘the Chinese called it the “Immortal Health Elixir,” because they believed Kombucha balanced the Middle Qi (Spleen and Stomach) and aided in digestion, allowing the body to focus on healing,” while also mentioning that no clinical studies have been made to actually prove this.

Because it’s fermented, there is sediment at the bottom that needs to be shaken up before drinking it and there is also a distinct fermented smell to the drink. It’s not exactly off-putting, but there is something not refreshing about drinking something that smells like old socks with sludge in the bottom and the fact that I don’t really like fizzy drinks means I’ll be unlikely to have it again. I would like to try the Rooibos Red Peach, though. Maybe in a highball with a shot of vodka and peach schnapps.

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