Bubble Tea in Wandsworth

I crave Bubble Tea all the time but in the past I've only had bubble tea when I've been in Central London and have been able to make a visit to the Bubbleology store in Soho. I have seen a lot of new Bubble Tea places that have opened in Chinatown but nowhere that I know of in South London, until recently! 

A new bubble tea stand 'Bubble Tino' has opened in Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth! They offer a range of bubble teas from the classic Original Milk Tea (my favourite) to a variety of fruit teas and green teas.

The seating area



The range of teas offered!!

The teas come in two sizes: Small (£2.50) and Regular (£2.99)

Original milk tea!!!

Strawberry Delight Fruit Tea-Smoothie

So far, as well as the original milk tea, I've tried a milky Mango Tea with popping mango bubbles and a fruit tea-smoothie (Strawberry Delight flavour) with popping strawberry bubbles, both of which were delicious! I sometimes find that the milky teas can be on the heavy side so I loved the fruit-tea smoothie, which was juicy and refreshing.

They offer free samples which is a perfect way to sample the different teas before making a decision on which one to buy. Last time I went, I was offered a sample of the Jasmine Green Tea with Passion Fruit which I loved!! I am definitely going to be getting a regular sized cup of this next time I go to Southside as it tasted amazing (I am not exaggerating here). It was refreshing and fruity and very light as well so it won't be too filling.

Adding the chewy tapioca pearls or the popping bubbles to the tea is 50p extra but definitely worth it as they are not only an essential ingredient in the tea but look so beautiful. The popping bubbles literally pop in the mouth, releasing fruity juices.

Atmosphere                       9/10

Service                               10/10

Food                                   10/10

Chocolatesushi Rating    9/10

Blog Post written by Nabs

Matcha Almond Cookie Love

Today we will be trying the matcha almond cookie recipe from the Rasamalaysia blog we found here, edited in sight of Valentine's day :) 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed powdered sugar
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon matcha powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds, lightly chopped
• Writing icing for decoration (optional)

Method:

1. Sift together the all purpose flour, matcha powder and salt.

2. With an electric mixer at medium speed, cream the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.

3. Lower the mixer speed. Add in sifted ingredients 1 tablespoon at a time until dough is formed.

4. Add in the sliced almond in 3 batches and stop the mixer immediately once all combined.

5. Remove the dough and place on a 22 inches long plastic wrap. Roll the dough into a 1 1/2 inches thick log. Wrap the log with the plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes.

6. Pre-heat the oven to 325 degree Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment papers.

Remove the dough from the freezer. Use a sharp knife and cut the dough 1/4 inch thick each. Arrange the cookie dough on the baking pan 2 inches apart.

7. Bake them for 14-16 minutes on the middle rack. Remove the cookies to wire rack to cool completely before storing in air tight containers.

8. Now time for some fun!

9. Decorate cookies as desired! Though they will taste fine by themselves if not even better!

Happy Valentine's Day! :) Hope you all enjoy today spending time with your loved ones!

N.B. The original blog from which we found the recipe specified to use an electric whisk to mix the ingredients together. As we didn't have an electric whisk we mixed everything by hand and still achieved the desired outcome, so basically don't worry if you don't have an electric whisk at hand! However, we would advise that you measure your ingredients properly as through estimation we added too much butter and sugar into our mixture. The cookies still tasted delicious but if you don't like your cookies really sweet measure properly!!