Some food trends have deep roots, some are fleeting, some are outright silly and some are just plain fun. I am putting the “just plain fun” label on this one: pearl-shaped foods that pop in your mouth ...

Starbucks is bringing some popping new drinks to its menu. Combining popping pearls (which look very similar to boba) and coffee flavors, the Seattle-based coffee company is testing out two drinks ...

Starbucks is set to roll out its own version of boba in May, CEO Laxman Narasimhan said Tuesday. "We are launching our first texture innovation, Pearls," he said. Some Starbucks baristas have posted ...

ICYMI, Starbucks is testing out Coffee Popping Pearls sips, and they appear to be similar to boba. The exciting test item features popping pearls to complement two different drink flavors: In The Dark ...

Peet’s Coffee, the original craft coffee roaster, is ushering in fall with a groundbreaking beverage innovation: Popping Pearls made with real coffee. These fun, flavor-packed pearls deliver a burst ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. Starbucks is ...

Some food trends put in deep roots, some are fleeting, some are outright silly and some are just plain fun. I am putting the “just plain fun” label on this one: pearl-shaped foods that pop in your ...

Some food trends put in deep roots, some are fleeting, some are outright silly and some are just plain fun. I am putting the “just plain fun” label on this one: pearl-shaped foods that pop in your ...

Starbucks has rolled out a line of boba-inspired Refresher drinks in the US. The blue beverages all include raspberry-flavored popping pearls and its new Summer-Berry Refreshers mixture. The drinks ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Boba transforms any kind of cold drink into edible entertainment. You can find these popping bits of chewy mystery in anything from iced ...