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Crunchy fried snacks are the way to go at this Taiwanese bubble tea and snack shop. Try the fried daikon radish cake-a crisp, generously salt-and-peppered batter that crunches into the soft, faintly pungent steamed radish. Enthusiasts of bubble tea will appreciate the large selection offered.
Radish Fritters from Saint's Alp Teahouse (39 Third Avenue, 212-598-1890)The menu at this Taiwanese teahouse is quite similar to the fare at the Hong Kong cafes we have visited -- lots of small, fried... More »
Fork in the Road headed to Kung Fu Tea in the East Village yesterday for a taste of its bubble milk tea ($3). Our verdict: Compared to its East Village bubble tea counterparts, Kung Fu reigns superi... More »
Alas, the dish I picked this week was just too indistinct-looking for a good game of Where Am I Eating? (Someone often guesses correctly within the first hour, so I was trying to be tricky.) Those pe... More »
You may refuse to do it for your boyfriend, but at SAINT'S ALP TEAHOUSE, this Hong Kong specialty will have you begging for balls like a porn star. The tapioca is starchy stuff made from sweet potatoes, some crazy root, and brown sugar--and man, is it amazing. Location is prime for sneaking it into movie theaters. Balls come in the tea of your choice (I recommend cold over hot, sesame, honey, or half coffee/half tea) and are chewy and oddly pleasant as they shoot up a big wide straw into... More »
There are so many jive renditions of bubble tea floating around lately that the bubble fancier has to beware. Some are made with cut-rate fruit powders, some substitute nondairy creamer for milk, while others are just incompetently formulated and incompletely mixed. Avoid all these problems at SAINT'S ALP, the little tea parlor that mistook its possessive. But, for Pete's sake, avoid the food. More »
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