1. Bubble Milk Tea
Equal parts drink and dessert, bubble milk tea (aka bubble tea, pearl milk tea, or boba) was invented in Taiwan, hence the number of imports from the island formerly known as Ilha Formosa. You'll be hard-pressed to find a more opinionated bunch than fans of the beverage, who will bend your ear about which brand is best and whose tapioca pearls are above the rest.
Specialists that have gone viral include Koi Thé (boasts of its golden bubbles), Xin Fu Tang (synonymous with 'stir-fried' tapioca balls), Tiger Sugar (streaks of brown sugar in each cup are said to resemble a tiger's stripes) and The Alley (takes pride in their handmade 'deerioca' pearls).