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Origins and Evolution. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Adnan Sarkar, Founder of Easy Boba, shared, "Boba tea, also known as bubble tea or pearl milk tea, originated in Southeast Asia in the 1980s.

The tea became known as "boba" because the term is Taiwanese slang for breasts (a reference to the spherical shape of the tapioca balls), and is believed to have originated from Chinese characters.