pearl tea is a sweet milk tea that has tapioca balls added to it, so a very wide straw has to be used to drink it. it's originally from taiwan but has spread to the rest of asia and north america. it is DELICIOUS. it comes in all sorts of flavors (taro root, mocha, strawberry [not such a good tea...] and many other tea and drink flavors), but i prefer black tea.
my photo is of the tapioca balls (or "pearls"). some people think the pearls are too weird so they criticize the drink, but once they actually taste it they usually love it. is this enough information? :P
mmm pearl tea!