Taiwan is so famous with its Zhen Zhu Nai Cha (Bubble Milk Tea), people said that you have not visited Taiwan if you have not drink any of it. I like Bubble Milk Tea too, but too bad i cant drink it so often cause i have Low Caffeine Tolerance. Which means, i cannot drink too much of caffeinated drink such as Tea and Coffee, especially MilkTea.
I discovered my Caffeine Intolerance when i first came to Singapore. Sat down in one of chain breakfast shop on one afternoon , ordered one small cup of hot MilkTea and found myself sleeping at 4am with a very fast heart-beat like i’m on a roller coaster that is going down the trail.
Since i dont know how to deal with it, so the best thing is to avoid it as much as possible and find good substitute drink for my sweet-drink cravings.
So below is my best substitute drink in Taipei (as for now):
1. LATTEA
One of popular hang out chain-cafe in Taiwan (i heard) not just in Taipei. and I love their Lu Gai Cha (Green Tea topped with a nice sea-salty cream) that taste like cheese cream for me. The Green tea is not so sweet as well, so the ‘cream-cheese’ really complements the taste. They have two types of tea, Green tea and Red Tea – which is much sweeter. and for you who is ‘cream-cheese’ lover, you can order for extra cream too!
2. Cheng Dou Yang Tao Bing
No. 3, Chengdu Rd., Wanhua District, Ximending, Taipei city.
(From Ximen MRT station exit 6, make direct U-turn and see the below signboard slowly)
If you like to eat Feng Li Su (Pineapple Tart), then you have to try how Taiwanese Pineapple Drink like. My friend said this shop always have a long Queue in summer, and here i am drinking it in winter time with No Queue at all. haha.. Have to admit that the Pineapple Drink is very refreshing, cause it’s cold, very sweet with a little bit of sourness. They sell other drinks too like orange and starfruits, and those sour drinks that can really refresh you in summer time.
**above picture taken from here**
It’s a Taiwanese Dumpling chain restaurant that sells many kinds of nice dumpling, from fried ones to steamed ones. and they serve a very nice Dou Jiang (SoyMilk). I am a ‘milk-person’, i literally drink milk everyday for my breakfast and i will feel something is lacking if i skip a day without it. haha. Since i love sweet stuffs, i always have chocolate milk every morning. And too find out that there’s very nice soymilk that taste sweet and light, indeed it is the best feeling ever. I literally crave their Dou Jiang everyday, and i can drink 2 cups of it. Too bad that people said it is not good to consume SoyMilk everyday. =(
4. Chen San Ding
This is a really must drink when you are in Taipei, cause i guess it is only available in Taipei. It’s a Bubble Fresh Milk! or Zhen Zhu Xian Cha. They dont sell Bubble tea here. So what makes it so special? They make their pearl (made from tapioca) with brown sugar and use Fresh Milk as their drink. And whereby other Bubble tea shop ask you level of sweetness, Chen San Ding get natural sweets from the ‘brown-sugar-pearl’ itself. And it taste like Heaven! i really dont exaggerate on this one! Probably the best ‘bubbletea’that i have ever drink. The pearl taste so chewy and not as sweet as i thought. Even though some people may find it too sweet for them.
Located at : Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Lane 316, Sec 8 Nongkou Roosevelt.
Nearest MRT is Gong Guan Station. They always have a long queue and a big signage. Guess it will be easy for you to find it.
Happy Trying people! ❤ ❤
A must drink banget secara bubble tea di Indo semuanya mulai dari Taiwan, dulu setiap ke Taiwan pasti ke Chen San Ding, yang deket sama GongGuan MRT kan ya.. tapi disana emang kalo menurut aku semuanya milk tea nya dimanapun drinkable, yang ngga malah hong cha, minta teh tawar dikasih nya hong cha mulu.. hahaha.. oot: paling doyan makan sushi express, murah soalnya, haha..
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Icic. Gw baru tau chen san ding pas pindah sini dongg.. Haahha. Dl pas jalan2 doang ga pernah tau dia exist. Iyaa ihh. Hong cha mrka aneh. Manisnya anehh. Tapi mrk suka bngt.. Emang kyknya ga ada yg tawar dsini. Kecuali beli sendiri yg botolan oolong tea gt. Haha
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iya jen, secara yah dia didalam gang gitu.. bukan samping jalan raya.. oot: gua demen banget makan xiao long bao yg murmer, tapi lupa nama dan tmptnya.. haha..
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Iyaaa.. Trus samping2nya juga bnyk toko yg rame. Jd ga mikir sampe terkenal gimana. Haha. Xiao long bao murmer ada deket da an mrt station gt ci. Not bad juga rasanyaa. Hehee.
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Iya, dulu gua sering belanja di faceshop yang gongguan itu, murah2 hahaha.. duhh jadi ngiler xiao long bao, di jakarta mahal2 lah menurut gua.. di taipei makan ampe eneg juga masih murmer.. hahaha..
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Kalo green tea lu gpp jen? Kan tea juga?
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Kalo nggak salah green tea justru kandungan kafeinnya lebih tinggi, atau malah slow release. Kalo lagi gak minum kopi aku minumnya green tea (kecuali yang bener2 di labelnya ada tulisan decaf)
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Iya mar.. Tapi klo greentea2 biasa gw gpp sii.. Klo terlalu pekat kyk greentea latte startbucks gw baru deg2an.. Aneh juga ga tau napa. Huahua
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Oic gw ngerti Jen maksudnya green tea nya hehe. Kalo di sini green tea nya semua pekat gt. Gw kalo di kantor ngantuk minum green tea ya bangun lagi
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Hahaha. Iyaiya. Maksudnya kandungannya gt. Sbenernya orng kyk kita ada bagusnya sih ya. Jd ga usah minum yg aneh2 kyk kratindeng gt2. Ahahha
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Kalo greentea biasa gpp mann.. Kalo greentea latte starbucks baru deg2an. Haha.
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Kesukaan gw malah winter melon tea Jen hahaha. Dari Taiwan kan itu? Pake jelly enak banget. Kalau pesan bubble tea selalu pesannya itu
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Iyaa.. Wintermelon juga enakkk.. Tapi gara2 suka di kasih free kalo kita lg makan di resto2 kecil. Jd sayang klo beli yg sama pas d luar. Hahaha.
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Bubble gitu memang khas Taiwan banget ya 🙂
Ah, aku jadi penasaran nih sama kadar caffeine tolerance-ku karena kadang kalau minum kopi agak siangan dikit gitu biasanya ada efeknya ke malam harinya, hmmm. Ngeceknya gimana Jen?
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Ohh gt ya? Jd tidurnya lebih telat gt? Aku juga va ngecek gimana sii. Cuman tau aja karena setiap kali minum milktea gt pasti lngsung deg2an dan seger. Ga bisa tidur.. Kesannya harus nunggu sampe ‘kadarnya’ sudah habis, baru bs tidur.. Mangkanya ga brani minum bubletea di atas jam 3 sore.
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Aduh disini bubble tea enak cuma ada satu: Yoyo. Itu udah tergolong murah dan rasanya lebih variasi daripada yang lain.
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Hahaha. Lu tinggalnya di eropa si tall.. Hehe.. Minuman disana yg terkenal biasa apa tal?
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Surganya bubble tea nih Taiwan. Although sekarang gue udah mulai bosen sih sama bubble tea, but Madeline loves these stuffs! Tertarik nyobain yang terakhir nih.
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Hahaha. Namanya juga anak anak. Pasti suka yg manis2. Hehe. Sayang aja nih gw suka ga bs tidur sama takut gendut ci. Hahaha. Klo nggak bs tiap hari juga minumnyaa. Iyaa. Haruss coba bngt si chen san ding. Super enakkk.. Hehe
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Eh busyet … itu ngantri nya sampai segitu nya rame bener
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Yoii.. Lebay.com emangg. Tapi enak bngt jugaaa mas.. Hihi
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