By Beth Mack April 6, 2021 (updated) Within the past two years, many bubble tea shops have quietly opened up in Charlotte. While this may be a new phenomenon, bubble tea is not. Bubble tea, often also referred to as boba tea or pearl milk tea, originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. With the … Continue reading Bubble tea spots are popping up all over Charlotte, and they offer a lot more than your traditional boba teas