{"id":448519,"date":"2022-05-17T21:48:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T18:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bubble-tea-fans-flock-to-nyc-shops-for-viral-milk-egg-cups\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T21:48:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T18:48:49","slug":"bubble-tea-fans-flock-to-nyc-shops-for-viral-milk-egg-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bubble-tea-fans-flock-to-nyc-shops-for-viral-milk-egg-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bubble tea fans flock to NYC shops for viral milk egg cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab6b91479b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab6b91479b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bubble-tea-fans-flock-to-nyc-shops-for-viral-milk-egg-cups\/#%E2%80%9CBubble_tea_fans_flock_to_NYC_shops_for_viral_milk_egg_cups%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bubble tea fans flock to NYC shops for viral milk egg cups&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBubble_tea_fans_flock_to_NYC_shops_for_viral_milk_egg_cups%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bubble tea fans flock to NYC shops for viral milk egg cups&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s a boba bonanza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A hunt for giant bubble-tea-filled eggs that unscrew at the top and double as a reusable collectable is on around New York. Eager fans of the beverages made with milk or fruit-flavored teas swirling with tapioca pearls have snatched them up before they hatch out of shops. And the frenzy has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/amp\/tag\/imilkytea?lang=en\">gone viral, <\/a>with users making their own milk tea drinks out of the reusable eggs at home on TikTok. <\/p>\n<p>At <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imilkyusa.com\/menu\">I\u2019Milky<\/a> \u2014 a Taiwan-based bubble tea chain that first opened in the U.S. in Midtown in 2019 and more recently in Williamsburg \u2014 customers flock to secure its \u201cMagic Egg.\u201d The sippable bubble tea with a sweetened panna cotta cream base comes in three flavors served in pink, yellow and blue pastel colored egg shades with a translucent middle so you can see streaks of milky swirls when you shake them up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ29-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Magic Eggs at I'Milky, a bubble tea shop with locations in Midtown and Williamsburg. \" class=\"wp-image-22300845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ29-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ29-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ29-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Magic Eggs at I\u2019Milky, a bubble tea shop with locations in Midtown and Williamsburg. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>The H<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y Magic Egg (strawberry coconut panna cotta); Galaxy Magic Egg (brown sugar bubble panna cotta); and the Golden Magic Egg (mango coconut panna cotta) cost $11.50 each and are only sold three times a day: noon, 3:30 and 6p.m. with just 100 eggs made daily at the chain\u2019s Midtown location, and even fewer \u2014 50 \u2014 in Williamsburg. And it\u2019s a labor of love \u2014 boba-ristas cook up tapioca for three hours to give the pearls a chewy texture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis age has made it so easy for something to blow up on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. People have reused the eggs in a very unique and creative way,\u201d Ricky Lam, head of I\u2019Milky\u2019s product development team, told the Post in an email, noting each egg comes with a playing card and a chance for customers to win a prize in stores, gamifying the experience. \u201cThere are more bubble tea brands than ever entering the market,\u201d Lam said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The collectable has become so popular on TikTok, it sparked some friendly competition with other shops also serving boba tea drinks in the same egg-shaped containers, who say shortages of the photogenic egg in China have fueled their limited batches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ18.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A customer enjoying the Galaxy Magic Egg from I'Milky.\" class=\"wp-image-22301622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051222Features_Bubble_Tea_BZ18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A customer enjoying the Galaxy Magic Egg at I\u2019Milky in Midtown. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-line-outside-of-Imilky-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lines form at I'Milky at noon, 3p.m. and 6p.m. when its Magic Egg cup drinks are served in limited batches. \" class=\"wp-image-22301564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-line-outside-of-Imilky-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-line-outside-of-Imilky-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-line-outside-of-Imilky-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lines form at I\u2019Milky at noon, 3p.m. and 6p.m. when its Magic Egg cup drinks are served in limited batches. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRight now we\u2019re waiting for our next shipment from China. We only have 30 per day,\u201d said Ariana Wu, owner of\u00a0BIAO Sugar, a boba milk tea shop specializing in dulce brown sugar boba mixed with milk, foams and toppings with locations in Koreatown and Long Island City. Like I\u2019Milky, BIAO limits servings of its milk eggs to noon, 3 and 6 p.m. and only doles out 10 at each serving time, Wu told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BIAO Sugar\u2019s egg-filled drinks ($7.50 each) include the Devil\u2019s Egg, a creamy blend of melted brown sugar, milk and tapioca served in a navy blue egg; and the Angel\u2019s Egg, a combination of brown sugar boba, milk, coffee foam and coffee jelly served in a white egg. The shop is photo op-ready with boba-ristas serving the drinks out of a giant tiger\u2019s mouth with walls covered in angel wing murals for customers to hold up their giant egg drinks against and share them on social media. Those who bring back the empty egg cup get 40% off their next drink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have a lot of influencers coming in posting about the eggs and they went viral,\u201d Wu said, adding she plans to expand her influential boba biz to Boston. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-Devils-Egg-at-BIAO-sugar.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Devil's Egg ($7.50) at Biao Sugar blends melted brown sugar, milk, and tapioca. It's served in a navy blue egg cup.\" class=\"wp-image-22301312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-Devils-Egg-at-BIAO-sugar.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/The-Devils-Egg-at-BIAO-sugar.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Devil\u2019s Egg ($7.50) at BIAO Sugar blends melted brown sugar, milk, and tapioca. It\u2019s served in a navy blue egg cup. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Courtesy of BIAO Sugar<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Biao002.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Angel Egg at Biao Sugar.\" class=\"wp-image-22301242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Biao002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Biao002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Angel\u2019s Egg, a combination of brown sugar boba, milk, coffee foam and coffee jelly at BIAO Sugar. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of BIAO Sugar<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI went to New York City yesterday and I was on a hunt to find a tea place that sold their tea in these egg-shaped containers,\u201d one fan posted in a TikTok video last year about BIAO Sugar. \u201cLittle did I know apparently everyone is having a shortage of these egg tops,\u201d she said, explaining that she then tried I\u2019Milky and waited in line. \u201cAll the waiting paid off because I got two of them,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boba teas \u2014 also called bubble tea \u2014 originated in Taiwan and have an international fan following with global chains and mom and pops putting their own unique spins on milk teas. And they\u2019ve exploded in popularity with mainstream chains like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/news\/nation\/baskin-robbins-releases-tiger-milk-bubble-tea\">Baskin Robbins<\/a> adding its ice cream-inspired iteration recently to its spring and summer menu. Its Tiger Milk Bubble Tea is made with brown sugar syrup, black tea, whole milk and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>A rep for I\u2019Milky said the chain is expanding in downtown Manhattan, Jersey City and Queens later this year.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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