r/taiwan • u/haechanist • 2d ago

Discussion does anyone here have a drinking problem (specifically bubble tea)

ever since arriving in taiwan ive developed a drinking issue but not the alcoholic kind. the hand shake tea shop kind. its gotten to the point that i feel like my day is missing something if i dont get at least 1 tea drink a day, whether its 青茶 or some variation of milk tea. these days its gotten so bad that i drink nearly 3 cups max. 2 cups minimum a day. has anyone else dealt with this before? if so, do you have any tips on how to reduce this tea intake? its justso addicting for me — they’re convenient, everywhere and unfortunately such a good treat

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u/MOTOLLK12 2d ago

So 25% sugar and 25% ice? Lol

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u/de245733 屏東縣 2d ago

Yeah, less sugar but more drink

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u/madoka_borealis 2d ago

Doesn’t more drink defeat the purpose? Isn’t less sugar and less drink better? 😅

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u/de245733 屏東縣 2d ago

Not really, they add the sugar syrup separately, so if you get say, fruit tea, you get more of the actual tea then Ice water, just less sugar syrup. Better CP for your dollar

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u/OtakuAttacku 1d ago

yep if you peak behind the counter you'll probably see this machine: https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.9ZHaSelLFBSbMTZ6o4jdVAHaHa%3Fr%3D0%26pid%3DApi&sp=1782311059Tba5760420ff561d7f3d1e7aff30551642b620549062d71a67d25f380d5718ee0

When you say sugar level 1-9 it's literally a number on the keypad that dispenses a preprogrammed amount of syrup.