Milk Tea Madness !

Now adays, there a lot of trending products being supported by the market, whether it is in a form of snack, pastries, fastfood and even beverages. All are now a certified trend for everyone, as long as it will taste good and the quality given will satisfy a certain customer. A simple chips and burger are just ordinary snacks now adays and another, coffee and chocolate drink are now simple drinks. When you say trending for people, it must be NEW, UNIQUE, MIND BLOWING and has the QUALITY of a keeper. If a person finds something that attracted his attention and tries it then having that thought that it is great. Then, it will start the trend of making that product be part of the market competition and will be known to different places. One product that I know that is starting to swoop the nation and guarantee that it definitely has the fight for it is... MILK TEA!

Different Milk Tea flavors from Chatime (Milk Tea shop)

If I am not mistaken, the first Milk Tea shop I saw and loved will be Zen Tea, I've been searching for hours to seek a picture of it but seems like I wasn't able to save some photos of it. Well anyway, Zen Tea is the shop which introduces me to the heaven taste of Milk Tea, trying it for the first time made me think that Tea is not just for a simple blend of cold and hot beverage but it can be better with the milk incorporated with the tea. It is actually a great discovery since the stall of Zen Tea is located just inside our campus so we can enjoy it most of the time, actually everyday, (it's just that I am not sure if drinking it everyday will be bad for you). Zen Tea offers different flavors such as Chocolate, Caramel, Malt, Almond and etc. It has a huge variety of beverages; from Milk Tea to different flavors of blended juice. After enjoying Zen Tea, I may say that I am now a huge fan of Milk Tea because every time I go to the mall, it's always Milk Tea I am searching for, I am actually now on a mission to try different shops selling Milk Tea. I know it's not going to be difficult since it is now scattered all over the Metro and here are some of them...

Serenitea (Alabang Town Center)

I found Serenitea a Milk Tea shop in Alabang Town Center, since I've been watching movies all the time at that mall, it's not difficult to notice since it is just beside it and also, a line is always forming so it means that it is really good since people will wait for it just to have one. So, I decided to try it, I think I ordered some sort of Chocolate with Caramel but I'm not sure. It was good but it doesn't have that blast in me, I mean it didn't make me a fan of it. I tried it once and I am still not sure if I will try it again, the price is good and reasonable, the taste it somewhere 7-8 out of 10. Well, maybe I will try it again just to be sure and we'll see if the second time is a charm.

Chatime

Chatime Shop (Alabang Town Center)

Chatime is also a Milk Tea shop found in Alabang Town Center, it is actually located 2nd floor at the new wing of the mall. The shop is not that big, enough to fit 10 people dining in and can be easily be full if a line forms which is not a surprise since it is a good Milk Tea shop. It also has a lot of flavors offered and people will enjoy them, from kids to adults, definitely a refreshing drink and healthy as well (but not too much). Pearl Milk Tea is a favorite of mine here in Chatime, but there are a lot of good flavors as well, except for one that I find odd because of the taste of it, seems like for me it does not go well with tea (i'm just saying) and that flavor is Taro. I know what Taro is, in some other form of food or drink it is good but for this one, I am not sure, that is why when I bought it and didn't like it, my friend, actually my real friend traded me her Milk Tea because she can't stand me complaining beside her everytime I taste the Taro flavored Milk Tea of Chatime and with that, I love her so much! *wink*. Chatime's price range for its beverages actually is very reasonable and just right with the good quality it has, definitely worth it.

SIP

Sip Shop at Robinsons Galleria

Sip's Chocolate Milk Tea

Here's another shop of Milk Tea, its name is SIP. It is very catchy cause when you sip the drink for the first time, you will definitely continue sipping it because it tastes really good. How good it is? well I introduced Milk Tea way before to a friend of mine and she keeps on refusing to drink it because everytime she buys one, she will not be liking it but when we saw this shop and tried it, I saw a smile on her face and it only means one thing, she's actually enjoying Milk Tea, at last! (shallow but I find it cute and interesting). That is why we keep on coming back for this and she's actually the one asking me to go here with her. It's just a big problem that is blocking us from having the opportunity to enjoy this everyday and it is the location of the shop. Sip shop can be found in Robinsons Galleria, 2nd floor and it is easy to notice since it is in the middle of the place. From Muntinlupa going to Galleria is definitely a long travel and just buying Sip Milk Tea is not a good reason to spend fare for it (even if there are times we wanted to dare). Different flavors are also offered and there are two types of it; one is Milk Tea and the other one is Chappuccino. Different flavors offered by Sip are certified two thumbs up for me but the price of it is a little bit pricey for me, since it is just a beverage to have that price. Yes it is really good but the feeling of spending that amount of money with just a drink is sometimes a thought to be thought twice. All in all it is really good plus the personnel are friendly so it is really nice to stay at the place. 

Happy Leaf (SM City Lucena)

Here's another brand of Milk Tea I tried, Happy Leaf Milk Tea. Actually I never thought that there's such a shop until I visited our province which is Lucena City, Quezon and this shop is found at SM City Lucena. I actually didn't know that I will be drinking Milk Tea at that time because I am not familiar with the place and while walking, the stall of this shop got my attention and it made me so curious yet happy that hey, even if I am at the province, I would still get the chance of drinking my favorite drink. Then, we tried it! Yes it was good, taste-wise and price-wise is very reasonable and worth it. The brand name is not that popular but even if the situation is like that, it has the quality that can knock over competition. It also has different flavors to choose at and seems like all are people's choice based on what I heard from people ordering but the only problem is, there's no line at all, people can just yell there order then if you're lucky enough and the bartender would hear it, then you're lucky. All in all it is good and maybe trying another flavor if I have the chance to go back to my province.

Also, I tried other brands of Milk Tea and these are Happy Lemons and Infinitea. It's just that I wasn't able to take pictures of it to also show it here but you can just search it through Google or Yahoo. Happy Lemons is a popular brand in the Philippines since one of the franchises is owned by an athlete/celebrity and yes the flavors are great and price is also worth paying for. One of the stalls can be found in Trinoma Mall, 4th floor near the cinemas. Then Infinitea is also great, flavors are very common but it is good so that people won't hesitate to order since they are familiar with the flavors and yes it is good and price is reasonable as well but I think the size of the cup is not that convincing, maybe a bit more in the size of cups would make it great. Flavors are great and also the price, so everything is good!

Based on what I watched and read way way before, and also I asked some bartenders of Milk Tea shops on how it is made, it is by boiling Black Tea Leaves then after, the leaves will be taken out of the water by straining it. Then that water will be the juice of it then the flavors will be added into it plus milk, cream and sugar then mix it well and BAM! You have your Milk Tea. This procedure is not that precised, I mean it is not approved that the proper procedure is this way, to be sure and relaxed, again there is Google and Yahoo to answer your questions. Goodluck in making your own Milk Tea version and don't hesitate to comment about it! Yeyyy! 

Well, there it is, my addiction to Milk Tea. Drinking Milk Tea is yes, it has its health benefits since it is an herb but drinking too much is ofcourse would have its consequences that is why it is better to control it since I am sure that it will not be gone soon, with the response getting from the market, it will still have that competition and there may be more of Milk Tea brands that would come up in the future. Let's just enjoy drinking these refreshing beverage until it lasts. I know that there are a lot of brands out there and I my journey and mission is not yet done trying and experiencing Milk Tea varieties, so come with me and let's explore this product.

- If you know any other Milk Tea brands, do comment about it and where to find, plus comment about your experiences and comments with regard to it. 

*SMILE ALL DAY, ALL THE TIME PEOPLE!*